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Rosedale and District planning area

Household type

In Rosedale and District planning area, 25.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 23.0% in Wellington Shire.

Rosedale and District planning 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, Rosedale and District planning 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
Rosedale and District planning area - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Wellington Shire %Number%Wellington Shire %2001 to 2021
Couples with children38825.523.046837.131.7-81
Couples without children48832.029.537629.827.3+112
One parent families1288.49.11189.49.7+9
Other families70.50.990.70.6-2
Group household342.22.2151.32.0+18
Lone person34222.428.224619.524.4+96
Other not classifiable household1087.15.0181.53.0+89
Visitor only households291.92.180.71.3+21
Total households1,524100.0100.01,262100.0100.0+262
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 Rosedale and District planning area in 2021 compared to Wellington Shire shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 25.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.4% were one-parent families, compared with 23.0% and 9.1% respectively for Wellington Shire.

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 22.4% compared to 28.2% in Wellington Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 32.0% compared to 29.5% in Wellington Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rosedale and District planning area increased by 262 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Rosedale and District planning area between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+112 households)
  • Lone person (+96 households)
  • Couples with children (-81 households)

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