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Port Kembla - Spring Hill

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In Port Kembla - Spring Hill, 23.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.3% in Wollongong City.

Port Kembla - Spring Hill'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, Port Kembla - Spring Hill'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
Port Kembla - Spring Hill - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Wollongong City %Number%Wollongong City %1996 to 2021
Couples with children50323.829.364634.035.8-144
Couples without children45821.725.046824.623.9-10
One parent families32915.611.221311.210.6+115
Other families251.21.0271.41.1-3
Group household582.74.3552.94.0+2
Lone person63330.025.445123.722.4+182
Other not classifiable household934.43.2341.81.2+59
Visitor only households140.70.670.41.0+7
Total households2,113100.0100.01,904100.0100.0+209
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 Port Kembla - Spring Hill in 2021 compared to Wollongong City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.6% were one-parent families, compared with 29.3% and 11.2% respectively for Wollongong City.

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 30.0% compared to 25.4% in Wollongong City while the proportion of couples without children was 21.7% compared to 25.0% in Wollongong City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Port Kembla - Spring Hill increased by 209 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Port Kembla - Spring Hill between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+182 households)
  • Couples with children (-144 households)
  • One parent families (+115 households)

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