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Broad Bay-Portobello

Household types

In Broad Bay-Portobello, 70.4% of households were made up of one family households compared with 60.7% in Dunedin City in 2018.

Broad Bay-Portobello'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, Broad Bay-Portobello's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Family, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census questions:

'How is each person in the household related to you?'

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Household types
Broad Bay-Portobello20182013Change
Household by typeNumber%Dunedin City %Number%Dunedin City %2013 to 2018
One family households33670.460.732171.361.3+15
Multi-family households61.31.592.01.4-3
Related individuals, non family00.00.900.00.90
Group household (unrelated)61.37.561.37.30
Sole person household12325.826.811425.327.3+9
Non-classifiable household61.32.600.01.9+6
Total households477100.0100.0450100.0100.0+27
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household types in Broad Bay-Portobello in 2018 compared to Dunedin City shows that there was a higher proportion of one family households as well as a lower proportion of group households. Overall, 70.4% of total households were one family households, and 1.3% were group households, compared with 60.7% and 1.5% respectively for Dunedin City.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of multi-family households. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 25.8% compared to 26.8% in Dunedin City while the proportion of multi-family households was 1.3% compared to 1.5% in Dunedin City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Broad Bay-Portobello increased by 27 between 2013 and 2018.

There were no major differences in Broad Bay-Portobello between 2013 and 2018.

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