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Shoalhaven Heads

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In Shoalhaven Heads, 16.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.9% in Kiama Municipality.

Shoalhaven Heads'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, Shoalhaven Heads'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
Shoalhaven Heads - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Kiama Municipality %Number%Kiama Municipality %2016 to 2021
Couples with children25016.028.924316.630.1+7
Couples without children51332.934.546331.632.1+50
One parent families1147.37.51107.57.9+4
Other families110.70.870.50.6+4
Group household412.61.8302.02.2+11
Lone person52433.621.651835.420.1+6
Other not classifiable household684.42.9714.84.5-3
Visitor only households392.52.1221.52.4+17
Total households1,560100.0100.01,464100.0100.0+96
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 Shoalhaven Heads in 2021 compared to Kiama Municipality shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.3% were one-parent families, compared with 28.9% and 7.5% respectively for Kiama Municipality.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 33.6% compared to 21.6% in Kiama Municipality while the proportion of couples without children was 32.9% compared to 34.5% in Kiama Municipality.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Shoalhaven Heads increased by 96 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Shoalhaven Heads between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+50 households)

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