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Dunnstown - Mount Egerton - Elaine

Household type

In Dunnstown - Mount Egerton - Elaine, 32.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.0% in Peri-urban Region.

Dunnstown - Mount Egerton - Elaine'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, Dunnstown - Mount Egerton - Elaine'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
Dunnstown - Mount Egerton - Elaine - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Peri-urban Region %Number%Peri-urban Region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children40232.630.037433.530.5+28
Couples without children36529.628.729626.527.5+68
One parent families897.29.5666.09.5+22
Other families90.70.730.30.7+5
Group household272.22.1151.42.1+11
Lone person25320.522.627724.822.6-25
Other not classifiable household705.74.2766.85.3-6
Visitor only households201.62.270.71.7+12
Total households1,235100.0100.01,119100.0100.0+116
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 Dunnstown - Mount Egerton - Elaine in 2021 compared to Peri-urban Region shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.2% were one-parent families, compared with 30.0% and 9.5% respectively for Peri-urban Region.

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 20.5% compared to 22.6% in Peri-urban Region while the proportion of couples without children was 29.6% compared to 28.7% in Peri-urban Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Dunnstown - Mount Egerton - Elaine increased by 116 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Dunnstown - Mount Egerton - Elaine between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+68 households)

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