Kearns
Household type
In Kearns, 46.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 35.8% in Ruse.
Kearns'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, Kearns's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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![Change in household type, 2011 to 2021](https://profile.id.com.au/campbelltown/chart/32-Index-1-profile-False-300-campbelltown-208-page-1-EN-19500-2011-1-households-null-1411-3-False-2021-1-220.png/households?BMID=300&DataType=EN&EndYear=2011&WebID=220)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Kearns in 2021 compared to Ruse shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 46.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.3% were one-parent families, compared with 35.8% and 14.4% respectively for Ruse.
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 13.6% compared to 17.5% in Ruse while the proportion of couples without children was 22.0% compared to 26.3% in Ruse.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Kearns increased by 17 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest change in family/household types in Kearns between 2011 and 2021 was:
- Couples without children (+61 households)