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Karkarook Ward

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In Karkarook Ward, 32.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.1% in Clarinda.

Karkarook Ward'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, Karkarook Ward'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
Karkarook Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Clarinda %Number%Clarinda %2006 to 2021
Couples with children1,85032.937.11,63933.944.9+210
Couples without children1,29423.023.11,16824.119.9+126
One parent families65011.512.248310.011.5+167
Other families671.21.4541.11.6+12
Group household1683.02.81372.82.5+30
Lone person1,40024.920.31,12523.216.2+275
Other not classifiable household1592.82.72194.53.2-60
Visitor only households410.70.6140.30.2+26
Total households5,629100.0100.04,843100.0100.0+786
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Karkarook Ward in 2021 compared to Clarinda shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.5% were one-parent families, compared with 37.1% and 12.2% respectively for Clarinda.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.9% compared to 20.3% in Clarinda while the proportion of couples without children was 23.0% compared to 23.1% in Clarinda.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Karkarook Ward increased by 786 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Karkarook Ward between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+275 households)
  • Couples with children (+210 households)
  • One parent families (+167 households)
  • Couples without children (+126 households)

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