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Shelly Beach - Garbutt and surrounds

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In Shelly Beach - Garbutt and surrounds, 14.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.4% in Kirwan and Upper Ross.

Shelly Beach - Garbutt and surrounds'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, Shelly Beach - Garbutt and surrounds'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
Shelly Beach - Garbutt and surrounds - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Kirwan and Upper Ross %Number%Kirwan and Upper Ross %2001 to 2021
Couples with children23814.927.434822.943.6-110
Couples without children30819.326.128718.923.7+21
One parent families18711.715.722915.114.5-42
Other families241.51.1211.41.1+3
Group household714.53.2684.52.9+3
Lone person55835.021.047931.612.5+79
Other not classifiable household1207.54.9140.91.3+106
Visitor only households885.50.5714.70.5+17
Total households1,594100.0100.01,517100.0100.0+77
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Shelly Beach - Garbutt and surrounds in 2021 compared to Kirwan and Upper Ross shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.7% were one-parent families, compared with 27.4% and 15.7% respectively for Kirwan and Upper Ross.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 35.0% compared to 21.0% in Kirwan and Upper Ross while the proportion of couples without children was 19.3% compared to 26.1% in Kirwan and Upper Ross.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Shelly Beach - Garbutt and surrounds increased by 77 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Shelly Beach - Garbutt and surrounds between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-110 households)
  • Lone person (+79 households)

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