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Wattle Range Council area

Household type

In Wattle Range Council area, 21.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.0% in the City of Mount Gambier.

Wattle Range 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, Wattle Range 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
Wattle Range Council area - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Mount Gambier %Number%City of Mount Gambier %1991 to 2021
Couples with children1,10321.922.01,95742.938.6-854
Couples without children1,55931.025.81,11724.523.0+442
One parent families4358.611.63778.310.2+58
Other families380.80.9330.71.2+5
Group household761.52.2932.03.4-17
Lone person1,50930.032.190219.821.7+607
Other not classifiable household2334.63.7300.70.8+203
Visitor only households811.61.7571.21.2+24
Total households5,034100.0100.04,566100.0100.0+468
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Wattle Range Council area in 2021 compared to the City of Mount Gambier shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 21.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.6% were one-parent families, compared with 22.0% and 11.6% respectively for the City of Mount Gambier.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 30.0% compared to 32.1% in the City of Mount Gambier while the proportion of couples without children was 31.0% compared to 25.8% in the City of Mount Gambier.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wattle Range Council area increased by 468 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Wattle Range Council area between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-854 households)
  • Lone person (+607 households)
  • Couples without children (+442 households)
  • One parent families (+58 households)

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