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Eurobodalla Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Eurobodalla Shire

Household type

In Eurobodalla Shire, 16.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 17.5% in Malua Bay - Lilli Pilli - Rosedale - Guerilla Bay.

Eurobodalla Shire'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, Eurobodalla Shire'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
Eurobodalla Shire - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Malua Bay - Lilli Pilli - Rosedale - Guerilla Bay %Number%Malua Bay - Lilli Pilli - Rosedale - Guerilla Bay %2011 to 2021
Couples with children3,04616.617.52,97019.419.8+76
Couples without children6,20933.939.25,23734.140.5+972
One parent families1,6749.19.11,54310.19.9+131
Other families1250.70.2960.61.0+29
Group household4202.32.23372.22.7+83
Lone person5,13728.021.14,15527.120.2+982
Other not classifiable household9315.13.65203.42.5+411
Visitor only households7744.27.14803.13.5+294
Total households18,316100.0100.015,338100.0100.0+2,978
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Eurobodalla Shire in 2021 compared to Malua Bay - Lilli Pilli - Rosedale - Guerilla Bay shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.1% were one-parent families, compared with 17.5% and 9.1% respectively for Malua Bay - Lilli Pilli - Rosedale - Guerilla Bay.

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 28.0% compared to 21.1% in Malua Bay - Lilli Pilli - Rosedale - Guerilla Bay while the proportion of couples without children was 33.9% compared to 39.2% in Malua Bay - Lilli Pilli - Rosedale - Guerilla Bay.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Eurobodalla Shire increased by 2,978 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Eurobodalla Shire between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+982 households)
  • Couples without children (+972 households)
  • One parent families (+131 households)
  • Group household (+83 households)

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