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Rural North East

Household type

In Rural North East, 26.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 53.1% in Beveridge.

Rural North East'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, Rural North East'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
Rural North East - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Beveridge %Number%Beveridge %2016 to 2021
Couples with children18926.553.120128.751.2-13
Couples without children25435.721.423633.621.1+18
One parent families7110.09.7598.510.0+11
Other families60.80.60--1.4+6
Group household91.31.391.30.80
Lone person13218.510.213218.88.30
Other not classifiable household344.83.4486.97.3-14
Visitor only households172.40.3152.2--+2
Total households712100.0100.0703100.0100.0+9
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 Rural North East in 2021 compared to Beveridge shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% were one-parent families, compared with 53.1% and 9.7% respectively for Beveridge.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.5% compared to 10.2% in Beveridge while the proportion of couples without children was 35.7% compared to 21.4% in Beveridge.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rural North East increased by 9 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Rural North East between 2016 and 2021.

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