Waratah
Household type
In Waratah, 17.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.1% in North Lambton.
Waratah'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, Waratah'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)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
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| Waratah - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | North Lambton % | Number | % | North Lambton % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 353 | 17.9 | 22.1 | 364 | 19.7 | 23.6 | -11 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 424 | 21.5 | 23.2 | 393 | 21.3 | 23.1 | +31 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 249 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 224 | 12.1 | 14.1 | +25 | 19502 |
| Other families | 30 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 24 | 1.3 | 1.6 | +6 | 19503 |
| Group household | 164 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 142 | 7.7 | 12.1 | +22 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 672 | 34.0 | 24.1 | 644 | 34.8 | 23.3 | +28 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 72 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 42 | 2.3 | 1.8 | +30 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 11 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -4 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,975 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,848 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +127 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Waratah in 2021 compared to North Lambton shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 17.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.6% were one-parent families, compared with 22.1% and 12.5% respectively for North Lambton.
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 34.0% compared to 24.1% in North Lambton while the proportion of couples without children was 21.5% compared to 23.2% in North Lambton.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Waratah increased by 127 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Waratah between 2016 and 2021.