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Break O'Day Council area

Household type

In Break O'Day Council area, 15.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.7% in Dorset Council area.

Break O'Day Council area'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, Break O'Day Council area'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
Break O'Day Council area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Dorset Council area %Number%Dorset Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children50815.319.746516.521.2+43
Couples without children1,08432.731.992032.631.3+164
One parent families2507.58.52237.98.2+27
Other families170.50.6100.40.5+7
Group household591.82.4652.32.0-6
Lone person1,07932.529.491632.430.6+163
Other not classifiable household1584.84.71374.94.7+21
Visitor only households1624.92.8873.11.5+75
Total households3,317100.0100.02,823100.0100.0+494
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 Break O'Day Council area in 2021 compared to Dorset 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, 15.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.5% were one-parent families, compared with 19.7% and 8.5% respectively for Dorset Council area.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 32.5% compared to 29.4% in Dorset Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 32.7% compared to 31.9% in Dorset Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Break O'Day Council area increased by 494 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Break O'Day Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+164 households)
  • Lone person (+163 households)

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