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In Doonside, 34.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.2% in WSROC Region.

Doonside'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, Doonside'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
Doonside - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%WSROC Region %Number%WSROC Region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,59134.339.21,62237.040.9-31
Couples without children80817.420.274617.019.6+62
One parent families83117.912.687019.813.1-39
Other families1052.31.4851.91.4+20
Group household1403.03.11353.12.9+5
Lone person84318.218.571616.317.0+127
Other not classifiable household2856.14.41934.44.4+92
Visitor only households330.70.5190.40.6+14
Total households4,636100.0100.04,386100.0100.0+250
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 Doonside in 2021 compared to WSROC Region shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 17.9% were one-parent families, compared with 39.2% and 12.6% respectively for WSROC Region.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.2% compared to 18.5% in WSROC Region while the proportion of couples without children was 17.4% compared to 20.2% in WSROC Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Doonside increased by 250 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+127 households)
  • Couples without children (+62 households)

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