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Cabarita area

Household type

In Cabarita area, 28.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.3% in South Coast - Pottsville.

Cabarita 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, Cabarita 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
Cabarita area - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%South Coast - Pottsville %Number%South Coast - Pottsville %1991 to 2021
Couples with children38728.729.319432.626.9+193
Couples without children34325.429.218330.832.2+159
One parent families16812.59.96310.67.9+105
Other families100.70.561.10.5+3
Group household413.01.8213.63.2+20
Lone person30922.921.210417.616.0+204
Other not classifiable household634.73.630.60.1+59
Visitor only households282.14.4183.113.1+9
Total households1,349100.0100.0595100.0100.0+753
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Cabarita area in 2021 compared to South Coast - Pottsville shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.5% were one-parent families, compared with 29.3% and 9.9% respectively for South Coast - Pottsville.

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 22.9% compared to 21.2% in South Coast - Pottsville while the proportion of couples without children was 25.4% compared to 29.2% in South Coast - Pottsville.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Cabarita area increased by 754 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Cabarita area between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+204 households)
  • Couples with children (+193 households)
  • Couples without children (+159 households)
  • One parent families (+105 households)

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