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Devonport City

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In Devonport City, 21.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.2% in Glenorchy City.

Devonport 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, Devonport 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
Devonport City - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Glenorchy City %Number%Glenorchy City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,38521.323.22,30822.122.3+77
Couples without children3,02727.023.12,68725.821.5+340
One parent families1,49713.414.11,34812.914.3+149
Other families1040.91.4730.71.3+31
Group household3262.94.12852.73.4+41
Lone person3,42030.530.33,19230.631.8+228
Other not classifiable household2992.73.14124.04.6-113
Visitor only households1541.40.71211.20.8+33
Total households11,212100.0100.010,426100.0100.0+786
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 Devonport City in 2021 compared to Glenorchy City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 21.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.4% were one-parent families, compared with 23.2% and 14.1% respectively for Glenorchy City.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 30.5% compared to 30.3% in Glenorchy City while the proportion of couples without children was 27.0% compared to 23.1% in Glenorchy City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Devonport City increased by 786 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Devonport City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+340 households)
  • Lone person (+228 households)
  • One parent families (+149 households)
  • Couples with children (+77 households)

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