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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Gingin and rural inland, 26.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.6% in Lower Coastal - Guilderton.
Gingin and rural inland'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, Gingin and rural inland'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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Gingin and rural inland - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
Households by type | Number | % | Lower Coastal - Guilderton % | Number | % | Lower Coastal - Guilderton % | 2001 to 2021 |
Couples with children | 230 | 26.3 | 22.6 | 199 | 28.3 | 23.3 | +31 |
Couples without children | 281 | 32.1 | 35.8 | 189 | 26.9 | 44.1 | +92 |
One parent families | 49 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 52 | 7.4 | 6.9 | -3 |
Other families | 7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +1 |
Group household | 33 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.0 | 2.5 | +19 |
Lone person | 188 | 21.5 | 19.5 | 156 | 22.2 | 15.7 | +32 |
Other not classifiable household | 51 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 67 | 9.5 | 3.1 | -16 |
Visitor only households | 37 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 19 | 2.7 | 3.8 | +18 |
Total households | 876 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 702 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +174 |
Analysis of the household/family types in Gingin and rural inland in 2021 compared to Lower Coastal - Guilderton shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.6% were one-parent families, compared with 22.6% and 9.3% respectively for Lower Coastal - Guilderton.
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 21.5% compared to 19.5% in Lower Coastal - Guilderton while the proportion of couples without children was 32.1% compared to 35.8% in Lower Coastal - Guilderton.
The number of households in Gingin and rural inland increased by 174 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest change in family/household types in Gingin and rural inland between 2001 and 2021 was:
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