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Bass Coast ShireCommunity profile

Bass Coast Shire

Household type

In Bass Coast Shire, 19.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.5% in Rural Balance.

Bass Coast Shire'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, Bass Coast Shire'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
Bass Coast Shire - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Rural Balance %Number%Rural Balance %2006 to 2021
Couples with children3,53119.527.52,37521.131.0+1,156
Couples without children5,66131.334.53,48431.031.6+2,177
One parent families1,6028.86.79918.88.9+611
Other families1100.60.4810.70.4+29
Group household4112.31.92682.41.9+143
Lone person5,35029.521.23,30729.421.9+2,043
Other not classifiable household7954.45.65144.63.8+281
Visitor only households6473.62.22141.90.4+433
Total households18,107100.0100.011,234100.0100.0+6,873
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Bass Coast Shire in 2021 compared to Rural Balance shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 19.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.8% were one-parent families, compared with 27.5% and 6.7% respectively for Rural Balance.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 29.5% compared to 21.2% in Rural Balance while the proportion of couples without children was 31.3% compared to 34.5% in Rural Balance.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bass Coast Shire increased by 6,873 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Bass Coast Shire between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+2,177 households)
  • Lone person (+2,043 households)
  • Couples with children (+1,156 households)
  • One parent families (+611 households)

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