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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Central Desert Regional Council LGA, 28.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 21.2% in Barkly Regional Council LGA.
Central Desert Regional Council LGA'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, Central Desert Regional Council LGA'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)?'
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| Central Desert Regional Council LGA - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Barkly Regional Council LGA % | Number | % | Barkly Regional Council LGA % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 271 | 28.4 | 21.2 | 285 | 33.6 | 22.7 | -14 |
| Couples without children | 120 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 144 | 17.0 | 15.3 | -24 |
| One parent families | 131 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 126 | 14.9 | 11.1 | +5 |
| Other families | 33 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 24 | 2.8 | 2.1 | +9 |
| Group household | 13 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.3 | 2.7 | +2 |
| Lone person | 143 | 15.0 | 19.7 | 107 | 12.6 | 18.8 | +36 |
| Other not classifiable household | 42 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 34 | 4.0 | 6.3 | +8 |
| Visitor only households | 200 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 117 | 13.8 | 21.1 | +83 |
| Total households | 953 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 848 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +105 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Central Desert Regional Council LGA in 2021 compared to Barkly Regional Council LGA shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.7% were one-parent families, compared with 21.2% and 11.7% respectively for Barkly Regional Council LGA.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 15.0% compared to 19.7% in Barkly Regional Council LGA while the proportion of couples without children was 12.6% compared to 13.2% in Barkly Regional Council LGA.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Central Desert Regional Council LGA increased by 105 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Central Desert Regional Council LGA between 2016 and 2021.
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