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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA, 29.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.4% in Central Desert Regional Council LGA.
Tiwi Islands 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, Tiwi Islands 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)?'
| Household type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Central Desert Regional Council LGA % | Number | % | Central Desert Regional Council LGA % | 2011 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 201 | 29.8 | 28.4 | 253 | 43.9 | 38.0 | -52 |
| Couples without children | 127 | 18.8 | 12.6 | 94 | 16.3 | 15.5 | +33 |
| One parent families | 118 | 17.5 | 13.7 | 91 | 15.8 | 15.6 | +27 |
| Other families | 37 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 31 | 5.4 | 1.9 | +6 |
| Group household | 10 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Lone person | 112 | 16.6 | 15.0 | 84 | 14.6 | 12.3 | +28 |
| Other not classifiable household | 35 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | +32 |
| Visitor only households | 34 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 10 | 1.7 | 13.6 | +24 |
| Total households | 674 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 576 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +98 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA in 2021 compared to Central Desert 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, 29.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 17.5% were one-parent families, compared with 28.4% and 13.7% respectively for Central Desert Regional Council LGA.
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 16.6% compared to 15.0% in Central Desert Regional Council LGA while the proportion of couples without children was 18.8% compared to 12.6% in Central Desert Regional Council LGA.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA increased by 98 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest change in family/household types in Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA between 2011 and 2021 was:
- Couples with children (-52 households)
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