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Household type

In the MidCoast Council, 4.9% of people aged 75 to 84 years were in couples with children households.

The MidCoast Council's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?

To continue building the story, the MidCoast Council's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
MidCoast Council - 75 to 84 years20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional NSWNumber%Regional NSW2016 to 2021
Couples with children4854.96.23674.76.3+118
Couples without children5,52755.652.14,19553.349.2+1,332
One parent families4804.85.43794.85.6+101
Other families820.81.0670.90.9+15
Group household2242.31.81572.01.7+67
Lone person2,66126.828.42,22028.229.5+441
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households4844.95.14826.16.7+2
Total people in private dwellings9,943100.0100.07,867100.0100.0+2,076
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 75 to 84 years in the MidCoast Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW, shows that there was a lower proportion of people aged 75 to 84 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 4.9% of people aged 75 to 84 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 4.8% were in one-parent families, compared with 6.2% and 5.4% respectively for Regional NSW.

There was a lower proportion of people aged 75 to 84 years in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 75 to 84 years in lone person households was 26.8% compared to 28.4% in Regional NSW while the proportion of couples without children was 55.6% compared to 52.1% in Regional NSW.

Emerging groups

The number of people aged 75 to 84 years in households in MidCoast Council area increased by 2,076 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 75 to 84 years in MidCoast Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+1,332 persons)
  • Lone person (+441 persons)
  • Couples with children (+118 persons)
  • One parent families (+101 persons)

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