Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds
Household type
In Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds, 12.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 9.0% in Hawks Nest - Tea Gardens.
Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds'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, Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Hawks Nest - Tea Gardens % | Number | % | Hawks Nest - Tea Gardens % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 446 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 463 | 14.4 | 11.9 | -17 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 1,634 | 44.0 | 48.4 | 1,316 | 40.8 | 43.4 | +317 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 262 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 235 | 7.3 | 6.3 | +26 | 19502 |
| Other families | 30 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 20 | 0.6 | 0.9 | +10 | 19503 |
| Group household | 85 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 61 | 1.9 | 1.6 | +23 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 972 | 26.2 | 27.4 | 847 | 26.3 | 27.0 | +125 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 128 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 118 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +9 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 158 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 160 | 5.0 | 5.2 | -2 | 19507 |
| Total households | 3,715 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,223 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +491 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds in 2021 compared to Hawks Nest - Tea Gardens shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 12.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.1% were one-parent families, compared with 9.0% and 5.3% respectively for Hawks Nest - Tea Gardens.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.2% compared to 27.4% in Hawks Nest - Tea Gardens while the proportion of couples without children was 44.0% compared to 48.4% in Hawks Nest - Tea Gardens.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds increased by 492 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+317 households)
- Lone person (+125 households)