Botanic Ridge
Household type
In Botanic Ridge, 55.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 54.9% in Berwick (Foothills).
Botanic Ridge'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, Botanic Ridge'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botanic Ridge - Total households (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Berwick (Foothills) % | Number | % | Berwick (Foothills) % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Couples with children | 669 | 55.2 | 54.9 | 283 | 50.8 | 55.7 | +386 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 317 | 26.1 | 28.3 | 194 | 34.8 | 27.2 | +123 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 75 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 27 | 4.8 | 4.9 | +48 | 19502 |
| Other families | 5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6 | 1.1 | -- | -1 | 19503 |
| Group household | 21 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | +14 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 88 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 37 | 6.6 | 7.7 | +51 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 35 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | +32 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 3 | 0.2 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | +3 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,213 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 557 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +656 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Botanic Ridge in 2016 compared to Berwick (Foothills) shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 55.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.2% were one-parent families, compared with 54.9% and 6.4% respectively for Berwick (Foothills).
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 7.3% compared to 5.7% in Berwick (Foothills) while the proportion of couples without children was 26.1% compared to 28.3% in Berwick (Foothills).
Emerging groups
The number of households in Botanic Ridge increased by 656 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in family/household types in Botanic Ridge between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Couples with children (+386 households)
- Couples without children (+123 households)
- Lone person (+51 households)