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Eurobodalla Shire CouncilCommunity profile

In Tuross Head, 10.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 16.6% in Eurobodalla Shire.

Tuross Head'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, Tuross Head'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
Tuross Head - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Eurobodalla Shire %Number%Eurobodalla Shire %2006 to 2021
Couples with children13110.716.614714.621.5-17
Couples without children50841.633.943743.234.6+71
One parent families746.19.1878.610.7-13
Other families0--0.730.30.7-3
Group household262.12.3151.52.5+11
Lone person37430.628.026826.625.4+105
Other not classifiable household524.35.1131.31.8+39
Visitor only households564.64.2404.02.9+16
Total households1,221100.0100.01,011100.0100.0+209
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Tuross Head in 2021 compared to Eurobodalla 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, 10.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.1% were one-parent families, compared with 16.6% and 9.1% respectively for Eurobodalla Shire.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 30.6% compared to 28.0% in Eurobodalla Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 41.6% compared to 33.9% in Eurobodalla Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tuross Head increased by 210 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Tuross Head between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+105 households)
  • Couples without children (+71 households)

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