Northern District
Household type
In Northern District, 34.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.2% in Happy Valley.
Northern District'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, Northern District's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
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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| Northern District - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Happy Valley % | Number | % | Happy Valley % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 5,314 | 34.0 | 31.2 | 5,416 | 36.4 | 32.5 | -102 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 4,821 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 4,516 | 30.3 | 31.1 | +305 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 1,675 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 1,446 | 9.7 | 9.1 | +229 | 19502 |
| Other families | 106 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 77 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +29 | 19503 |
| Group household | 267 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 250 | 1.7 | 1.9 | +17 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 3,186 | 20.4 | 23.3 | 2,847 | 19.1 | 22.0 | +339 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 218 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 275 | 1.8 | 2.2 | -57 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 61 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 57 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +4 | 19507 |
| Total households | 15,648 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 14,884 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +764 | |
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).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Northern District in 2021 compared to Happy Valley shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% were one-parent families, compared with 31.2% and 11.0% respectively for Happy Valley.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 20.4% compared to 23.3% in Happy Valley while the proportion of couples without children was 30.8% compared to 30.9% in Happy Valley.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Northern District increased by 764 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Northern District between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+339 households)
- Couples without children (+305 households)
- One parent families (+229 households)
- Couples with children (-102 households)