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High Wycombe

Household type

In High Wycombe, 29.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.5% in the City of Kalamunda.

High Wycombe'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, High Wycombe'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
High Wycombe - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Kalamunda %Number%City of Kalamunda %2011 to 2021
Couples with children1,38529.533.51,42533.334.4-40
Couples without children1,22126.028.51,14526.829.7+76
One parent families64613.710.753612.510.3+110
Other families611.31.0390.90.9+22
Group household1292.72.11623.82.5-33
Lone person1,13124.121.177018.018.2+361
Other not classifiable household1102.32.21904.43.3-80
Visitor only households190.40.9110.30.8+8
Total households4,702100.0100.04,278100.0100.0+424
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in High Wycombe in 2021 compared to the City of Kalamunda shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.7% were one-parent families, compared with 33.5% and 10.7% respectively for the City of Kalamunda.

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 24.1% compared to 21.1% in the City of Kalamunda while the proportion of couples without children was 26.0% compared to 28.5% in the City of Kalamunda.

Emerging groups

The number of households in High Wycombe increased by 424 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in High Wycombe between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+361 households)
  • One parent families (+110 households)
  • Couples without children (+76 households)

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