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Farmborough Heights

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In Farmborough Heights, 41.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.0% in Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant.

Farmborough 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, Farmborough 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
Farmborough Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant %Number%Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant %1996 to 2021
Couples with children59041.140.066755.143.1-78
Couples without children42629.727.924920.628.7+176
One parent families1399.79.213110.88.0+8
Other families70.51.3100.90.6-4
Group household261.82.7282.42.5-3
Lone person21815.216.61109.115.7+108
Other not classifiable household261.81.440.30.8+22
Visitor only households40.30.880.70.6-4
Total households1,436100.0100.01,211100.0100.0+225
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Farmborough Heights in 2021 compared to Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.7% were one-parent families, compared with 40.0% and 9.2% respectively for Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant.

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 15.2% compared to 16.6% in Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant while the proportion of couples without children was 29.7% compared to 27.9% in Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Farmborough Heights increased by 225 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Farmborough Heights between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+176 households)
  • Lone person (+108 households)
  • Couples with children (-78 households)

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