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In Booragoon, 35.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.7% in The South West Group Region.

Booragoon'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, Booragoon'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
Booragoon - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%The South West Group Region %Number%The South West Group Region %1996 to 2021
Couples with children77435.732.771435.336.2+59
Couples without children51323.625.257728.525.2-65
One parent families1999.211.01607.910.2+39
Other families231.11.0522.61.3-30
Group household542.53.0582.93.6-4
Lone person55925.723.444221.821.3+117
Other not classifiable household311.42.880.40.9+22
Visitor only households180.81.0110.61.2+6
Total households2,171100.0100.02,026100.0100.0+145
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Booragoon in 2021 compared to The South West Group Region shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 35.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.2% were one-parent families, compared with 32.7% and 11.0% respectively for The South West Group Region.

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 25.7% compared to 23.4% in The South West Group Region while the proportion of couples without children was 23.6% compared to 25.2% in The South West Group Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Booragoon increased by 145 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Booragoon between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+117 households)
  • Couples without children (-65 households)
  • Couples with children (+59 households)

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