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Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek

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In Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek, 40.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.3% in Little Mountain - Meridan Plains.

Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek'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, Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek'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
Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Little Mountain - Meridan Plains %Number%Little Mountain - Meridan Plains %2016 to 2021
Couples with children97040.232.3722.634.0+963
Couples without children61325.427.81341.928.4+600
One parent families34814.412.1412.912.1+344
Other families180.70.70--0.6+18
Group household903.72.439.73.0+87
Lone person31913.221.10--18.0+319
Other not classifiable household532.23.1412.93.4+49
Visitor only households0--0.50--0.50
Total households2,411100.0100.031100.0100.0+2,380
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 Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek in 2021 compared to Little Mountain - Meridan Plains shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 40.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.4% were one-parent families, compared with 32.3% and 12.1% respectively for Little Mountain - Meridan Plains.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 13.2% compared to 21.1% in Little Mountain - Meridan Plains while the proportion of couples without children was 25.4% compared to 27.8% in Little Mountain - Meridan Plains.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek increased by 2,380 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Baringa - Nirimba - Gagalba - Banya - Bells Creek between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+963 households)
  • Couples without children (+600 households)
  • One parent families (+344 households)
  • Lone person (+319 households)

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