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Bass Coast ShireCommunity profile

Bass Coast Mainland

Household type

In Bass Coast Mainland, 20.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.5% in Bass Coast Shire.

Bass Coast Mainland'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 Mainland'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 Mainland - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2006 to 2021
Couples with children2,38920.019.51,70121.921.1+688
Couples without children3,76631.531.32,38530.831.0+1,381
One parent families1,0688.98.86738.78.8+395
Other families810.70.6500.60.7+31
Group household2742.32.31822.32.4+92
Lone person3,57029.929.52,31029.829.4+1,260
Other not classifiable household4894.14.43364.34.6+153
Visitor only households3172.73.61171.51.9+200
Total households11,954100.0100.07,754100.0100.0+4,200
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 Mainland in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 20.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.9% were one-parent families, compared with 19.5% and 8.8% respectively for Bass Coast Shire.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 29.9% compared to 29.5% in Bass Coast Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 31.5% compared to 31.3% in Bass Coast Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bass Coast Mainland increased by 4,200 between 2006 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+1,381 households)
  • Lone person (+1,260 households)
  • Couples with children (+688 households)
  • One parent families (+395 households)

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