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Abbotsford - Wareemba

Household type

In Abbotsford - Wareemba, 29.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.0% in Rhodes (East).

Abbotsford - Wareemba'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, Abbotsford - Wareemba'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
Abbotsford - Wareemba - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Rhodes (East) %Number%Rhodes (East) %2016 to 2021
Couples with children85829.334.083028.232.7+27
Couples without children80227.429.578726.727.1+14
One parent families2809.51.62749.35.6+5
Other families371.34.9391.32.6-3
Group household642.27.8913.14.1-27
Lone person80727.519.373324.923.0+73
Other not classifiable household702.41.61695.83.7-100
Visitor only households140.51.2200.71.1-7
Total households2,932100.0100.02,948100.0100.0-16
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 Abbotsford - Wareemba in 2021 compared to Rhodes (East) shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.5% were one-parent families, compared with 34.0% and 1.6% respectively for Rhodes (East).

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 27.5% compared to 19.3% in Rhodes (East) while the proportion of couples without children was 27.4% compared to 29.5% in Rhodes (East).

Emerging groups

The number of households in Abbotsford - Wareemba decreased by 16 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Abbotsford - Wareemba between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+73 households)

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