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Waterline (Westernport Townships)

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In Waterline (Westernport Townships), 18.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.6% in Regional VIC.

Waterline (Westernport Townships)'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, Waterline (Westernport Townships)'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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

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Waterline (Westernport Townships) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Couples with children42418.024.629616.125.3+128
Couples without children72030.528.057031.027.1+149
One parent families2219.410.119310.510.1+28
Other families210.90.9170.90.8+4
Group household612.62.8613.42.9-1
Lone person72330.727.555530.227.0+168
Other not classifiable household1335.64.41065.85.2+26
Visitor only households542.31.8392.21.6+14
Total households2,357100.0100.01,841100.0100.0+516
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Waterline (Westernport Townships) in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 24.6% and 10.1% respectively for Regional VIC.

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 30.7% compared to 27.5% in Regional VIC while the proportion of couples without children was 30.5% compared to 28.0% in Regional VIC.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Waterline (Westernport Townships) increased by 516 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Waterline (Westernport Townships) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+168 households)
  • Couples without children (+149 households)
  • Couples with children (+128 households)

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