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Prospect - Huntingwood - Arndell Park

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In Prospect - Huntingwood - Arndell Park, 42.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.2% in WSROC Region.

Prospect - Huntingwood - Arndell Park'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, Prospect - Huntingwood - Arndell Park'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
Prospect - Huntingwood - Arndell Park - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%WSROC Region %Number%WSROC Region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children76842.839.267744.340.9+91
Couples without children40922.820.234722.719.6+62
One parent families19310.812.618512.113.1+8
Other families191.11.4161.01.4+3
Group household321.83.1342.22.9-2
Lone person30116.818.520713.517.0+94
Other not classifiable household603.34.4624.14.4-2
Visitor only households110.60.50--0.6+11
Total households1,793100.0100.01,528100.0100.0+265
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 Prospect - Huntingwood - Arndell Park in 2021 compared to WSROC 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, 42.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.8% were one-parent families, compared with 39.2% and 12.6% respectively for WSROC 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 16.8% compared to 18.5% in WSROC Region while the proportion of couples without children was 22.8% compared to 20.2% in WSROC Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Prospect - Huntingwood - Arndell Park increased by 265 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Prospect - Huntingwood - Arndell Park between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+94 households)
  • Couples with children (+91 households)
  • Couples without children (+62 households)

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