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In Mooroopna, 18.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.1% in Shepparton North West.

Mooroopna'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, Mooroopna'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
Mooroopna - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Shepparton North West %Number%Shepparton North West %2016 to 2021
Couples with children66418.126.168920.827.3-25
Couples without children84022.923.079924.222.3+41
One parent families50113.714.142812.916.3+73
Other families421.11.0160.50.8+26
Group household1042.83.2902.73.3+14
Lone person1,14231.124.01,04531.622.3+97
Other not classifiable household3258.98.02146.57.5+111
Visitor only households501.40.7250.80.1+25
Total households3,668100.0100.03,306100.0100.0+362
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 Mooroopna in 2021 compared to Shepparton North West shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.7% were one-parent families, compared with 26.1% and 14.1% respectively for Shepparton North West.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 31.1% compared to 24.0% in Shepparton North West while the proportion of couples without children was 22.9% compared to 23.0% in Shepparton North West.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mooroopna increased by 362 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+97 households)
  • One parent families (+73 households)

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