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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Blacktown Precinct, 38.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.2% in WSROC Region.
Blacktown Precinct'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, Blacktown Precinct'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)?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Blacktown Precinct in 2021 compared to WSROC Region shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.6% 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 similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.3% compared to 18.5% in WSROC Region while the proportion of couples without children was 20.3% compared to 20.2% in WSROC Region.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Blacktown Precinct increased by 3,933 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Blacktown Precinct between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+1,230 households)
- Couples without children (+1,016 households)
- Group household (+364 households)
- Couples with children (+265 households)
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