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Smithtown - Gladstone and District

Household type

In Smithtown - Gladstone and District, 23.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.1% in East Kempsey.

Smithtown - Gladstone and 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, Smithtown - Gladstone and District'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
Smithtown - Gladstone and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%East Kempsey %Number%East Kempsey %2016 to 2021
Couples with children22723.119.120422.018.8+23
Couples without children28529.023.428831.020.6-3
One parent families9910.114.1929.914.6+7
Other families161.61.030.30.7+13
Group household282.81.9192.02.3+9
Lone person22422.833.621823.532.8+6
Other not classifiable household464.76.1505.49.2-4
Visitor only households585.90.9545.81.1+4
Total households983100.0100.0928100.0100.0+55
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 Smithtown - Gladstone and District in 2021 compared to East Kempsey shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.1% were one-parent families, compared with 19.1% and 14.1% respectively for East Kempsey.

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 22.8% compared to 33.6% in East Kempsey while the proportion of couples without children was 29.0% compared to 23.4% in East Kempsey.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Smithtown - Gladstone and District increased by 55 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Smithtown - Gladstone and District between 2016 and 2021.

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