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Shire of Serpentine JarrahdaleCommunity profile

Jarrahdale area

Household type

In Jarrahdale area, 27.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 42.7% in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale.

Jarrahdale 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, Jarrahdale 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
Jarrahdale area - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale %Number%Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale %2001 to 2021
Couples with children21527.842.717432.845.0+41
Couples without children26133.826.116931.929.1+92
One parent families597.610.75410.38.4+4
Other families50.60.70--0.6+5
Group household111.41.9112.11.70
Lone person17122.214.610620.012.7+65
Other not classifiable household405.22.761.21.8+34
Visitor only households101.30.591.70.9+1
Total households772100.0100.0531100.0100.0+241
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Jarrahdale area in 2021 compared to the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.6% were one-parent families, compared with 42.7% and 10.7% respectively for the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale.

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 22.2% compared to 14.6% in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale while the proportion of couples without children was 33.8% compared to 26.1% in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Jarrahdale area increased by 241 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Jarrahdale area between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+92 households)
  • Lone person (+65 households)

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