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Inverloch - Pound Creek

Household type

In Inverloch - Pound Creek, 20.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.5% in Bass Coast Shire.

Inverloch - Pound Creek'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, Inverloch - Pound Creek'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
Inverloch - Pound Creek - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2006 to 2021
Couples with children58120.319.533519.321.1+245
Couples without children1,05136.831.356332.431.0+488
One parent families1746.18.81136.58.8+60
Other families160.60.6120.70.7+4
Group household421.52.3331.92.4+9
Lone person79827.929.554031.129.4+257
Other not classifiable household722.54.4965.54.6-24
Visitor only households1224.33.6422.51.9+79
Total households2,856100.0100.01,737100.0100.0+1,118
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 Inverloch - Pound Creek in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 20.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.1% were one-parent families, compared with 19.5% and 8.8% respectively for Bass Coast Shire.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.9% compared to 29.5% in Bass Coast Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 36.8% compared to 31.3% in Bass Coast Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Inverloch - Pound Creek increased by 1,119 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Inverloch - Pound Creek between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+488 households)
  • Lone person (+257 households)
  • Couples with children (+245 households)
  • One parent families (+60 households)

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