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Millfield - Paxton - Ellalong and Surrounds

Household type

In Millfield - Paxton - Ellalong and Surrounds, 34.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.6% in the Rural West planning district.

Millfield - Paxton - Ellalong and Surrounds'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, Millfield - Paxton - Ellalong and Surrounds'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
Millfield - Paxton - Ellalong and Surrounds - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Rural West planning district %Number%Rural West planning district %1996 to 2021
Couples with children51234.429.629636.934.4+215
Couples without children39226.328.121426.628.3+178
One parent families21114.211.59712.211.4+113
Other families100.70.130.40.5+7
Group household322.12.2212.72.8+10
Lone person26217.621.114418.018.9+117
Other not classifiable household513.44.1192.52.7+31
Visitor only households201.33.360.81.0+13
Total households1,490100.0100.0804100.0100.0+686
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Millfield - Paxton - Ellalong and Surrounds in 2021 compared to the Rural West planning district shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.2% were one-parent families, compared with 29.6% and 11.5% respectively for the Rural West planning district.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 17.6% compared to 21.1% in the Rural West planning district while the proportion of couples without children was 26.3% compared to 28.1% in the Rural West planning district.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Millfield - Paxton - Ellalong and Surrounds increased by 686 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Millfield - Paxton - Ellalong and Surrounds between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+215 households)
  • Couples without children (+178 households)
  • Lone person (+117 households)
  • One parent families (+113 households)

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