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Southern Lakes and The Entrance

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In Southern Lakes and The Entrance, 26.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.9% in Gosford East Ward.

Southern Lakes and The Entrance'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, Southern Lakes and The Entrance'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)?'

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Southern Lakes and The Entrance - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Gosford East Ward %Number%Gosford East Ward %2011 to 2021
Couples with children5,82026.430.95,33626.731.8+484
Couples without children5,56925.228.64,83624.227.3+733
One parent families2,96113.410.02,99515.010.5-34
Other families2000.90.51901.00.7+10
Group household5922.72.05552.82.1+37
Lone person5,89726.723.35,30526.624.0+592
Other not classifiable household7843.63.15512.82.7+233
Visitor only households2361.11.51810.90.9+55
Total households22,059100.0100.019,949100.0100.0+2,110
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Southern Lakes and The Entrance in 2021 compared to Gosford East Ward shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.4% were one-parent families, compared with 30.9% and 10.0% respectively for Gosford East Ward.

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 26.7% compared to 23.3% in Gosford East Ward while the proportion of couples without children was 25.2% compared to 28.6% in Gosford East Ward.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Southern Lakes and The Entrance increased by 2,110 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Southern Lakes and The Entrance between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+733 households)
  • Lone person (+592 households)
  • Couples with children (+484 households)

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