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Narooma Rural Hinterland

Household type

In Narooma Rural Hinterland, 16.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.7% in Batemans Bay Rural Hinterland.

Narooma Rural Hinterland'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, Narooma Rural Hinterland'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
Narooma Rural Hinterland - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Batemans Bay Rural Hinterland %Number%Batemans Bay Rural Hinterland %2016 to 2021
Couples with children21016.322.717716.525.0+33
Couples without children48637.837.641238.433.7+73
One parent families937.27.9878.28.0+5
Other families70.50.630.30.3+4
Group household332.62.1292.81.9+3
Lone person29523.018.725123.420.3+43
Other not classifiable household957.45.5696.46.6+26
Visitor only households665.14.7423.94.1+24
Total households1,285100.0100.01,073100.0100.0+212
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 Narooma Rural Hinterland in 2021 compared to Batemans Bay Rural Hinterland shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.2% were one-parent families, compared with 22.7% and 7.9% respectively for Batemans Bay Rural Hinterland.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.0% compared to 18.7% in Batemans Bay Rural Hinterland while the proportion of couples without children was 37.8% compared to 37.6% in Batemans Bay Rural Hinterland.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Narooma Rural Hinterland increased by 212 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Narooma Rural Hinterland between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+73 households)

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