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City of Coffs HarbourCommunity profile

City of Coffs Harbour

Household type

In the City of Coffs Harbour, 23.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.8% in Regional NSW.

The City of Coffs Harbour'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, the City of Coffs Harbour's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
City of Coffs Harbour - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Couples with children7,58923.824.87,04023.925.4+549
Couples without children8,83127.727.77,93727.027.0+894
One parent families3,83312.010.93,54812.011.0+285
Other families2710.90.92080.70.9+63
Group household1,0503.33.11,0253.53.1+25
Lone person8,19625.726.17,27824.725.5+918
Other not classifiable household1,2573.94.51,5255.25.1-268
Visitor only households8282.62.08873.02.0-59
Total households31,855100.0100.029,448100.0100.0+2,407
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Coffs Harbour in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.0% were one-parent families, compared with 24.8% and 10.9% respectively for Regional NSW.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 25.7% compared to 26.1% in Regional NSW while the proportion of couples without children was 27.7% compared to 27.7% in Regional NSW.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Coffs Harbour increased by 2,407 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Coffs Harbour between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+918 households)
  • Couples without children (+894 households)
  • Couples with children (+549 households)
  • One parent families (+285 households)

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