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Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy

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In Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy, 31.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 14.3% in Golden Beach.

Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy'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, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Golden Beach %Number%Golden Beach %2006 to 2021
Couples with children98231.114.386234.114.0+119
Couples without children1,00631.932.080932.032.6+197
One parent families32410.39.825710.29.7+67
Other families220.70.8110.40.5+11
Group household902.93.8632.52.8+27
Lone person61219.432.442016.626.8+191
Other not classifiable household932.93.3582.32.8+35
Visitor only households240.83.6451.810.7-22
Total households3,153100.0100.02,528100.0100.0+625
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy in 2021 compared to Golden Beach shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.3% were one-parent families, compared with 14.3% and 9.8% respectively for Golden Beach.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.4% compared to 32.4% in Golden Beach while the proportion of couples without children was 31.9% compared to 32.0% in Golden Beach.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy increased by 625 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+197 households)
  • Lone person (+191 households)
  • Couples with children (+119 households)
  • One parent families (+67 households)

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