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Waratah-Wynyard Council area

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In Waratah-Wynyard Council area, 21.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.2% in Glenorchy City.

Waratah-Wynyard 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, Waratah-Wynyard 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
Waratah-Wynyard Council area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Glenorchy City %Number%Glenorchy City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,31221.223.21,33523.422.3-23
Couples without children1,93231.223.11,74730.721.5+185
One parent families63510.314.15559.714.3+80
Other families380.61.4350.61.3+3
Group household1071.74.1971.73.4+10
Lone person1,83329.630.31,61928.431.8+214
Other not classifiable household2413.93.12364.14.6+5
Visitor only households921.50.7701.20.8+22
Total households6,190100.0100.05,694100.0100.0+496
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 Waratah-Wynyard Council area 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, 21.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.3% were one-parent families, compared with 23.2% and 14.1% respectively for Glenorchy City.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 29.6% compared to 30.3% in Glenorchy City while the proportion of couples without children was 31.2% compared to 23.1% in Glenorchy City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Waratah-Wynyard Council area increased by 496 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Waratah-Wynyard Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+214 households)
  • Couples without children (+185 households)
  • One parent families (+80 households)

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