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Goulburn MulwareeCommunity profile

Goulburn (South East)

Household type

In Goulburn (South East), 23.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.3% in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area.

Goulburn (South East)'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, Goulburn (South East)'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
Goulburn (South East) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Goulburn Mulwaree Council area %Number%Goulburn Mulwaree Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children26323.624.325925.125.4+3
Couples without children27825.026.523522.726.4+43
One parent families12110.911.010510.211.5+15
Other families131.20.860.60.9+7
Group household312.82.5262.52.3+5
Lone person34230.728.532331.227.6+19
Other not classifiable household433.94.8414.04.5+2
Visitor only households222.01.5393.81.4-17
Total households1,113100.0100.01,036100.0100.0+77
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 Goulburn (South East) in 2021 compared to Goulburn Mulwaree Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.9% were one-parent families, compared with 24.3% and 11.0% respectively for Goulburn Mulwaree Council area.

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 30.7% compared to 28.5% in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 25.0% compared to 26.5% in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Goulburn (South East) increased by 77 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Goulburn (South East) between 2016 and 2021.

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