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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id22% of Royal Terrace's households contained only one person, compared with 41.5% in Fernhill, with the most dominant household size being 2 persons per household in 2018.
The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home. Household size can also be influenced by a lack (or abundance) of affordable housing. Overseas migrants and indigenous persons often have a tradition of living with extended family members which significantly affects household size.
An increasing household size in an area may indicate a lack of affordable housing opportunities for young people, an increase in the birth rate or an increase in family formation in the area. A declining household size may indicate children leaving the area when they leave home, an increase in retirees settling in the area, or an attraction of young singles and couples to the area.
For greater insight, Royal Terrace's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 6 March 2018 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Are there any persons who usually live in this dwelling who were absent on Census Night (Tuesday, 6 March 2018)?'
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Royal Terrace | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||
Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Fernhill % | Number | % | Fernhill % | 2006 to 2018 |
1 person | 108 | 21.8 | 41.5 | 111 | 23.3 | 36.7 | -3 |
2 persons | 141 | 28.5 | 31.6 | 150 | 31.4 | 34.3 | -9 |
3 persons | 72 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 78 | 16.4 | 15.7 | -6 |
4 persons | 63 | 12.7 | 7.1 | 57 | 11.9 | 7.1 | +6 |
5 persons | 51 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 33 | 6.9 | 4.3 | +18 |
6 or more persons | 60 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 48 | 10.1 | 1.9 | +12 |
Total | 495 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 477 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +18 |
Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in Royal Terrace compared with Fernhill shows that there were a lower proportion of lone person households, and a higher proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 22%% of lone person households, and 35.2% of larger households, compared with 41.5% and 13.7% respectively for Fernhill.
The major differences in the household size for Royal Terrace and Fernhill were:
The number of households in Royal Terrace increased by 18 between 2006 and 2018.
There were no major differences in Royal Terrace between 2006 and 2018.
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