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Regional District

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In the Regional District, 23.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 20.9% in Victoria Park.

The Regional District'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, the Regional District's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Regional District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Victoria Park %Number%Victoria Park %2016 to 2021
Couples with children59,29023.820.962,97525.820.0-3,685
Couples without children67,06626.923.965,48626.823.9+1,580
One parent families22,8489.27.221,9839.07.0+865
Other families1,9580.82.11,9220.82.6+36
Group household5,6882.39.16,0162.510.1-328
Lone person59,08123.731.654,28022.228.6+4,801
Other not classifiable household13,9765.64.215,6236.46.6-1,647
Visitor only households19,5087.81.015,9486.51.1+3,560
Total households249,415100.0100.0244,233100.0100.0+5,182
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 the Regional District in 2021 compared to Victoria Park shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.2% were one-parent families, compared with 20.9% and 7.2% respectively for Victoria Park.

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 23.7% compared to 31.6% in Victoria Park while the proportion of couples without children was 26.9% compared to 23.9% in Victoria Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Regional District increased by 5,182 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the Regional District between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+4,801 households)
  • Couples with children (-3,685 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,580 households)
  • One parent families (+865 households)

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