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Glenelg ShireCommunity profile

In Heywood, 17.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 25.1% in Glenelg Rural.

Heywood'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, Heywood'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
Heywood - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Glenelg Rural %Number%Glenelg Rural %2016 to 2021
Couples with children14317.325.116221.626.8-19
Couples without children21826.435.221128.232.5+7
One parent families9211.25.5699.25.9+23
Other families121.50.781.10.7+4
Group household151.82.3131.71.1+2
Lone person26532.123.925033.424.7+15
Other not classifiable household668.05.2364.86.6+30
Visitor only households141.72.00--1.8+14
Total households825100.0100.0749100.0100.0+76
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 Heywood in 2021 compared to Glenelg Rural shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 17.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.2% were one-parent families, compared with 25.1% and 5.5% respectively for Glenelg Rural.

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 32.1% compared to 23.9% in Glenelg Rural while the proportion of couples without children was 26.4% compared to 35.2% in Glenelg Rural.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Heywood increased by 76 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Heywood between 2016 and 2021.

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