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Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan

Household type

In Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan, 17.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.0% in The Junction.

Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan'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, Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan'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
Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%The Junction %Number%The Junction %2016 to 2021
Couples with children17717.624.017319.724.0+4
Couples without children19819.630.416118.422.7+37
One parent families11311.28.69711.19.2+16
Other families232.3--202.3--+3
Group household18218.17.616719.06.6+15
Lone person26326.125.421824.933.0+45
Other not classifiable household404.02.4323.63.9+8
Visitor only households121.21.791.00.6+3
Total households1,008100.0100.0877100.0100.0+131
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 Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan in 2021 compared to The Junction shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 17.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.2% were one-parent families, compared with 24.0% and 8.6% respectively for The Junction.

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 26.1% compared to 25.4% in The Junction while the proportion of couples without children was 19.6% compared to 30.4% in The Junction.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan increased by 131 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan between 2016 and 2021.

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