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Cowes - Ventnor and District

Household type

In Cowes - Ventnor and District, 16.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.5% in Bass Coast Shire.

Cowes - Ventnor and District'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, Cowes - Ventnor and District'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
Cowes - Ventnor and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children62416.519.543916.019.6+185
Couples without children1,23632.631.386831.529.1+367
One parent families3208.58.82569.39.7+63
Other families170.40.690.30.7+8
Group household852.22.3562.02.5+29
Lone person1,17431.029.586131.330.2+313
Other not classifiable household1493.94.41144.25.0+34
Visitor only households1814.83.61475.43.2+33
Total households3,786100.0100.02,753100.0100.0+1,032
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Cowes - Ventnor and District in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.5% were one-parent families, compared with 19.5% and 8.8% respectively for Bass Coast Shire.

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 31.0% compared to 29.5% in Bass Coast Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 32.6% compared to 31.3% in Bass Coast Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Cowes - Ventnor and District increased by 1,033 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Cowes - Ventnor and District between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+367 households)
  • Lone person (+313 households)
  • Couples with children (+185 households)
  • One parent families (+63 households)

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