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Bellbird - Bellbird Heights - Bellbird North

Household type

In Bellbird - Bellbird Heights - Bellbird North, 30.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.0% in Cessnock City.

Bellbird - Bellbird Heights - Bellbird North'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, Bellbird - Bellbird Heights - Bellbird North'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
Bellbird - Bellbird Heights - Bellbird North - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Cessnock City %Number%Cessnock City %1996 to 2021
Couples with children34830.428.040646.038.1-59
Couples without children27424.025.417920.323.4+95
One parent families21719.015.39610.912.1+120
Other families151.31.0151.71.20
Group household242.12.4141.72.1+9
Lone person23820.823.215717.821.5+81
Other not classifiable household242.13.570.90.8+16
Visitor only households40.31.250.70.8-2
Total households1,144100.0100.0883100.0100.0+261
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 Bellbird - Bellbird Heights - Bellbird North in 2021 compared to Cessnock City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 19.0% were one-parent families, compared with 28.0% and 15.3% respectively for Cessnock City.

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 20.8% compared to 23.2% in Cessnock City while the proportion of couples without children was 24.0% compared to 25.4% in Cessnock City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bellbird - Bellbird Heights - Bellbird North increased by 261 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Bellbird - Bellbird Heights - Bellbird North between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • One parent families (+120 households)
  • Couples without children (+95 households)
  • Lone person (+81 households)
  • Couples with children (-59 households)

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