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Shailer Park

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In Shailer Park, 40.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.7% in Division 12.

Shailer Park'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, Shailer Park'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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Shailer Park - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Division 12 %Number%Division 12 %2006 to 2021
Couples with children1,72640.819.71,77347.927.4-48
Couples without children1,22629.022.491024.623.1+315
One parent families45210.715.13349.015.5+118
Other families250.61.3220.61.2+3
Group household811.93.8872.43.9-6
Lone person61614.628.944111.925.4+174
Other not classifiable household832.07.81173.23.1-35
Visitor only households190.41.0120.30.4+7
Total households4,228100.0100.03,699100.0100.0+528
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 Shailer Park in 2021 compared to Division 12 shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 40.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% were one-parent families, compared with 19.7% and 15.1% respectively for Division 12.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 14.6% compared to 28.9% in Division 12 while the proportion of couples without children was 29.0% compared to 22.4% in Division 12.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Shailer Park increased by 529 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Shailer Park between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+315 households)
  • Lone person (+174 households)
  • One parent families (+118 households)

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