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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Regional VIC, 24.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.8% in Australian Capital Territory.
Regional VIC'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, Regional VIC'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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional VIC - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Australian Capital Territory % | Number | % | Australian Capital Territory % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 159,749 | 24.6 | 30.8 | 143,598 | 28.7 | 32.2 | +16,151 |
| Couples without children | 181,399 | 28.0 | 25.8 | 138,006 | 27.6 | 24.4 | +43,393 |
| One parent families | 65,694 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 52,174 | 10.4 | 10.2 | +13,520 |
| Other families | 5,691 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 4,354 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +1,337 |
| Group household | 17,950 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 14,202 | 2.8 | 5.1 | +3,748 |
| Lone person | 178,407 | 27.5 | 24.8 | 128,242 | 25.7 | 22.1 | +50,165 |
| Other not classifiable household | 28,557 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 12,263 | 2.5 | 3.8 | +16,294 |
| Visitor only households | 11,390 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 6,765 | 1.4 | 1.1 | +4,625 |
| Total households | 648,837 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 499,604 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +149,233 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Regional VIC in 2021 compared to Australian Capital Territory shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.1% were one-parent families, compared with 30.8% and 9.3% respectively for Australian Capital Territory.
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 27.5% compared to 24.8% in Australian Capital Territory while the proportion of couples without children was 28.0% compared to 25.8% in Australian Capital Territory.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Regional VIC increased by 149,233 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Regional VIC between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+50,165 households)
- Couples without children (+43,393 households)
- Couples with children (+16,151 households)
- One parent families (+13,520 households)
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