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Forster - Tuncurry

Household type

In Forster - Tuncurry, 13.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 17.5% in MidCoast Council area.

Forster - Tuncurry'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, Forster - Tuncurry'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
Forster - Tuncurry - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%MidCoast Council area %Number%MidCoast Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,39213.817.51,34114.018.8+51
Couples without children3,27332.532.93,06532.032.2+208
One parent families9809.710.51,00410.510.8-24
Other families790.80.9630.70.8+16
Group household2842.82.62802.92.6+4
Lone person3,45734.328.73,04231.727.7+415
Other not classifiable household3093.14.34734.94.6-164
Visitor only households3043.02.73143.32.4-10
Total households10,078100.0100.09,582100.0100.0+496
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 Forster - Tuncurry in 2021 compared to MidCoast Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 13.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.7% were one-parent families, compared with 17.5% and 10.5% respectively for MidCoast Council area.

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 34.3% compared to 28.7% in MidCoast Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 32.5% compared to 32.9% in MidCoast Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Forster - Tuncurry increased by 496 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Forster - Tuncurry between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+415 households)
  • Couples without children (+208 households)
  • Couples with children (+51 households)

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