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Beresfield - Tarro

Household type

In Beresfield - Tarro, 22.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 44.5% in New Lambton Heights.

Beresfield - Tarro'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, Beresfield - Tarro'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
Beresfield - Tarro - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%New Lambton Heights %Number%New Lambton Heights %2016 to 2021
Couples with children46522.244.544522.342.2+20
Couples without children53425.427.953927.027.8-5
One parent families30614.69.228914.510.3+17
Other families281.31.4341.7---6
Group household743.52.6663.32.4+8
Lone person64330.612.154527.315.1+98
Other not classifiable household391.92.3653.32.2-26
Visitor only households100.5--110.6---1
Total households2,099100.0100.01,994100.0100.0+105
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 Beresfield - Tarro in 2021 compared to New Lambton Heights shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.6% were one-parent families, compared with 44.5% and 9.2% respectively for New Lambton Heights.

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 30.6% compared to 12.1% in New Lambton Heights while the proportion of couples without children was 25.4% compared to 27.9% in New Lambton Heights.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Beresfield - Tarro increased by 105 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Beresfield - Tarro between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+98 households)

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