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Beaconsfield Precinct

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In Beaconsfield Precinct, 48.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.4% in Garfield & Garfield North.

Beaconsfield Precinct's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Beaconsfield Precinct's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Beaconsfield Precinct - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Garfield & Garfield North %Number%Garfield & Garfield North %2016 to 2021
Couples with children83448.537.483049.036.9+4
Couples without children39623.130.633519.828.2+61
One parent families1307.66.71498.87.5-19
Other families60.30.4100.60.4-4
Group household171.01.0181.11.9-1
Lone person29817.417.228316.719.5+15
Other not classifiable household291.76.4623.75.6-33
Visitor only households60.40.440.3--+2
Total households1,719100.0100.01,695100.0100.0+24
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Beaconsfield Precinct in 2021 compared to Garfield & Garfield North shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 48.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.6% were one-parent families, compared with 37.4% and 6.7% respectively for Garfield & Garfield North.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 17.4% compared to 17.2% in Garfield & Garfield North while the proportion of couples without children was 23.1% compared to 30.6% in Garfield & Garfield North.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Beaconsfield Precinct increased by 24 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Beaconsfield Precinct between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+61 households)

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