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Rockingham - Peron - Garden Island

Household type

In Rockingham - Peron - Garden Island, 16.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.8% in the City of Rockingham.

Rockingham - Peron - Garden Island'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, Rockingham - Peron - Garden Island'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
Rockingham - Peron - Garden Island - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Rockingham %Number%City of Rockingham %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,21516.632.81,21518.534.80
Couples without children1,91426.225.11,79127.325.2+123
One parent families74210.212.667610.311.4+66
Other families670.90.9570.90.9+10
Group household2062.82.31953.02.5+11
Lone person2,77338.022.42,14632.719.3+627
Other not classifiable household2483.43.13946.05.3-146
Visitor only households1341.80.8971.50.8+37
Total households7,299100.0100.06,571100.0100.0+728
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 Rockingham - Peron - Garden Island in 2021 compared to the City of Rockingham shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.2% were one-parent families, compared with 32.8% and 12.6% respectively for the City of Rockingham.

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 38.0% compared to 22.4% in the City of Rockingham while the proportion of couples without children was 26.2% compared to 25.1% in the City of Rockingham.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rockingham - Peron - Garden Island increased by 728 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Rockingham - Peron - Garden Island between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+627 households)
  • Couples without children (+123 households)
  • One parent families (+66 households)

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