St Andrews - Bow Bowing
Household type
In St Andrews - Bow Bowing, 40.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 52.8% in Blair Athol.
St Andrews - Bow Bowing'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, St Andrews - Bow Bowing'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrews - Bow Bowing - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Blair Athol % | Number | % | Blair Athol % | 2006 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 998 | 40.9 | 52.8 | 1,200 | 51.7 | 61.7 | -202 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 511 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 428 | 18.4 | 19.7 | +83 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 390 | 16.0 | 12.3 | 323 | 13.9 | 9.6 | +67 | 19502 |
| Other families | 40 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +20 | 19503 |
| Group household | 39 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 32 | 1.4 | 1.7 | +7 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 369 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 288 | 12.4 | 5.0 | +81 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 85 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 25 | 1.1 | 1.8 | +60 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 10 | 0.4 | -- | 4 | 0.2 | -- | +6 | 19507 |
| Total households | 2,442 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,320 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +122 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in St Andrews - Bow Bowing in 2021 compared to Blair Athol shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 40.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 16.0% were one-parent families, compared with 52.8% and 12.3% respectively for Blair Athol.
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 15.1% compared to 9.7% in Blair Athol while the proportion of couples without children was 20.9% compared to 19.4% in Blair Athol.
Emerging groups
The number of households in St Andrews - Bow Bowing increased by 122 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in St Andrews - Bow Bowing between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (-202 households)
- Couples without children (+83 households)
- Lone person (+81 households)
- One parent families (+67 households)