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Secret Harbour

Household type

In Secret Harbour, 49.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.7% in The South West Group Region.

Secret Harbour'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, Secret Harbour'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
Secret Harbour - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%The South West Group Region %Number%The South West Group Region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,95949.832.72,04455.633.5-85
Couples without children90323.025.274120.225.1+162
One parent families49012.511.037310.110.4+117
Other families280.71.0230.61.1+5
Group household521.33.0501.43.1+2
Lone person43010.923.43048.321.1+126
Other not classifiable household581.52.81243.44.9-66
Visitor only households140.41.0170.50.9-3
Total households3,934100.0100.03,676100.0100.0+258
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 Secret Harbour in 2021 compared to The South West Group Region shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 49.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.5% were one-parent families, compared with 32.7% and 11.0% respectively for The South West Group Region.

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 10.9% compared to 23.4% in The South West Group Region while the proportion of couples without children was 23.0% compared to 25.2% in The South West Group Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Secret Harbour increased by 258 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Secret Harbour between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+162 households)
  • Lone person (+126 households)
  • One parent families (+117 households)
  • Couples with children (-85 households)

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