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Household type

In Shoalhaven City Council, 44.3% of people aged 45 to 54 years were in couples with children households.

Shoalhaven City Council's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?

To continue building the story, Shoalhaven City Council's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Shoalhaven City Council - 45 to 54 years20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional NSWNumber%Regional NSW2016 to 2021
Couples with children5,39844.349.05,15143.546.7+247
Couples without children2,32419.117.32,54321.519.3-219
One parent families1,79514.714.01,63513.813.2+160
Other families820.70.6670.60.7+15
Group household2842.32.53292.82.6-45
Lone person1,41711.610.81,42012.011.6-3
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households8967.35.97096.06.0+187
Total people in private dwellings12,196100.0100.011,854100.0100.0+342
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 45 to 54 years in Shoalhaven City Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW, shows that there was a lower proportion of people aged 45 to 54 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 44.3% of people aged 45 to 54 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 14.7% were in one-parent families, compared with 49.0% and 14.0% respectively for Regional NSW.

There was a higher proportion of people aged 45 to 54 years in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 45 to 54 years in lone person households was 11.6% compared to 10.8% in Regional NSW while the proportion of couples without children was 19.1% compared to 17.3% in Regional NSW.

Emerging groups

The number of people aged 45 to 54 years in households in Shoalhaven City increased by 342 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 45 to 54 years in Shoalhaven City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+247 persons)
  • Couples without children (-219 persons)
  • Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (+187 persons)
  • One parent families (+160 persons)

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