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East Gippsland ShireCommunity profile

Omeo - Swifts Creek

Household type

In Omeo - Swifts Creek, 13.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.1% in East Gippsland Shire.

Omeo - Swifts Creek'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, Omeo - Swifts Creek'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
Omeo - Swifts Creek - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%East Gippsland Shire %Number%East Gippsland Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children8813.919.110617.520.1-18
Couples without children19931.432.516427.231.6+34
One parent families436.88.8416.88.8+2
Other families30.50.761.00.7-3
Group household121.92.3162.62.2-4
Lone person19230.329.019432.128.2-3
Other not classifiable household6710.64.9477.86.2+20
Visitor only households294.62.6315.12.1-2
Total households633100.0100.0607100.0100.0+26
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Omeo - Swifts Creek in 2021 compared to East Gippsland Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 13.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.8% were one-parent families, compared with 19.1% and 8.8% respectively for East Gippsland Shire.

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 30.3% compared to 29.0% in East Gippsland Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 31.4% compared to 32.5% in East Gippsland Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Omeo - Swifts Creek increased by 26 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Omeo - Swifts Creek between 2016 and 2021.

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