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Shoalhaven City

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In Shoalhaven City, 21.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 21.4% in St Georges Basin - Basin View.

Shoalhaven City'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 City'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 City - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%St Georges Basin - Basin View %Number%St Georges Basin - Basin View %2011 to 2021
Couples with children9,65421.021.48,67123.026.2+983
Couples without children14,56931.735.911,89931.533.5+2,670
One parent families4,74210.39.54,25711.312.0+485
Other families3800.80.52840.80.4+96
Group household1,1692.52.68742.31.8+295
Lone person12,15326.524.99,94926.422.5+2,204
Other not classifiable household1,8524.03.91,2253.22.6+627
Visitor only households1,3753.01.45901.61.0+785
Total households45,894100.0100.037,749100.0100.0+8,145
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Shoalhaven City in 2021 compared to St Georges Basin - Basin View shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 21.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.3% were one-parent families, compared with 21.4% and 9.5% respectively for St Georges Basin - Basin View.

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 26.5% compared to 24.9% in St Georges Basin - Basin View while the proportion of couples without children was 31.7% compared to 35.9% in St Georges Basin - Basin View.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Shoalhaven City increased by 8,145 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Shoalhaven City between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+2,670 households)
  • Lone person (+2,204 households)
  • Couples with children (+983 households)
  • One parent families (+485 households)

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