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Harrison Ward

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In Harrison Ward, 52.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.2% in Little River - Rural West.

Harrison Ward'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, Harrison Ward'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
Harrison Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Little River - Rural West %Number%Little River - Rural West %2016 to 2021
Couples with children18,77052.937.213,94752.534.9+4,823
Couples without children6,33217.824.75,25019.831.1+1,081
One parent families3,4279.710.82,5079.47.0+920
Other families4091.2--2871.1--+122
Group household1,1733.32.86472.42.9+526
Lone person3,87110.915.32,76610.415.1+1,105
Other not classifiable household1,3633.88.51,0013.88.6+362
Visitor only households1340.40.71640.60.4-30
Total households35,479100.0100.026,571100.0100.0+8,907
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 Harrison Ward in 2021 compared to Little River - Rural West shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 52.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.7% were one-parent families, compared with 37.2% and 10.8% respectively for Little River - Rural West.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 10.9% compared to 15.3% in Little River - Rural West while the proportion of couples without children was 17.8% compared to 24.7% in Little River - Rural West.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Harrison Ward increased by 8,908 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Harrison Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+4,823 households)
  • Lone person (+1,105 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,081 households)
  • One parent families (+920 households)

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