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Highton - Wandana Heights

Household type

In Highton - Wandana Heights, 36.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.2% in G21 Region.

Highton - Wandana Heights'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, Highton - Wandana Heights'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
Highton - Wandana Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%G21 Region %Number%G21 Region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,03936.228.22,78736.428.6+252
Couples without children2,35628.127.22,11727.726.0+239
One parent families6377.610.05767.510.4+61
Other families530.60.9550.70.9-2
Group household2873.43.32813.73.2+6
Lone person1,82721.825.41,57420.625.4+253
Other not classifiable household1541.83.42222.94.3-68
Visitor only households420.51.6410.51.3+1
Total households8,395100.0100.07,653100.0100.0+742
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 Highton - Wandana Heights in 2021 compared to G21 Region shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 36.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.6% were one-parent families, compared with 28.2% and 10.0% respectively for G21 Region.

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 21.8% compared to 25.4% in G21 Region while the proportion of couples without children was 28.1% compared to 27.2% in G21 Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Highton - Wandana Heights increased by 742 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Highton - Wandana Heights between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+253 households)
  • Couples with children (+252 households)
  • Couples without children (+239 households)
  • One parent families (+61 households)

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