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Huon Valley Council area

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In Huon Valley Council area, 24.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.0% in Central Coast Council area.

Huon Valley Council area'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, Huon Valley Council area'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
Huon Valley Council area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,84024.823.01,67025.124.1+170
Couples without children2,35531.831.42,08231.331.0+273
One parent families7299.810.45979.010.3+132
Other families570.80.7400.60.6+17
Group household1622.21.81642.51.8-2
Lone person1,81224.428.11,67925.327.5+133
Other not classifiable household3274.43.33064.63.7+21
Visitor only households1351.81.21111.71.0+24
Total households7,417100.0100.06,649100.0100.0+768
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 Huon Valley Council area in 2021 compared to Central Coast Council area shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.8% were one-parent families, compared with 23.0% and 10.4% respectively for Central Coast Council area.

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 24.4% compared to 28.1% in Central Coast Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 31.8% compared to 31.4% in Central Coast Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Huon Valley Council area increased by 768 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Huon Valley Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+273 households)
  • Couples with children (+170 households)
  • Lone person (+133 households)
  • One parent families (+132 households)

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