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Moruya Rural Hinterland

Household type

In Moruya Rural Hinterland, 19.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 12.8% in Narooma - North Narooma - Kianga.

Moruya 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, Moruya 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
Moruya Rural Hinterland - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Narooma - North Narooma - Kianga %Number%Narooma - North Narooma - Kianga %2016 to 2021
Couples with children25819.812.827522.811.3-18
Couples without children49938.333.644536.733.1+54
One parent families1068.18.7967.97.8+10
Other families50.40.200.00.5+5
Group household211.62.3272.31.8-6
Lone person29422.636.026021.534.7+34
Other not classifiable household826.33.2685.76.3+14
Visitor only households372.83.1383.24.5-1
Total households1,302100.0100.01,211100.0100.0+91
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 Moruya Rural Hinterland in 2021 compared to Narooma - North Narooma - Kianga shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 19.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.1% were one-parent families, compared with 12.8% and 8.7% respectively for Narooma - North Narooma - Kianga.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 22.6% compared to 36.0% in Narooma - North Narooma - Kianga while the proportion of couples without children was 38.3% compared to 33.6% in Narooma - North Narooma - Kianga.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Moruya Rural Hinterland increased by 91 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+54 households)

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