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Alexander Heights

Household type

In Alexander Heights, 37.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.3% in Ashby.

Alexander Heights'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, Alexander Heights'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
Alexander Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Ashby %Number%Ashby %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,01837.629.31,11141.733.4-93
Couples without children70025.925.061923.224.9+81
One parent families37413.811.330711.58.4+67
Other families341.30.7351.31.1-1
Group household521.91.4752.82.0-23
Lone person47417.530.842315.926.9+51
Other not classifiable household461.71.1853.22.7-39
Visitor only households80.30.5120.40.6-4
Total households2,706100.0100.02,667100.0100.0+39
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 Alexander Heights in 2021 compared to Ashby shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.8% were one-parent families, compared with 29.3% and 11.3% respectively for Ashby.

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 17.5% compared to 30.8% in Ashby while the proportion of couples without children was 25.9% compared to 25.0% in Ashby.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Alexander Heights increased by 39 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Alexander Heights between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-93 households)
  • Couples without children (+81 households)
  • One parent families (+67 households)
  • Lone person (+51 households)

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