Church Street Activity Centre
Household type
In Church Street Activity Centre, 28.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 23.7% in Sandringham Activity Centre.
Church Street Activity Centre'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, Church Street Activity Centre'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)?'
Households
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| Church Street Activity Centre - Total households (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Sandringham Activity Centre % | Number | % | Sandringham Activity Centre % | 2001 to 2016 | |
 Couples with children | 251 | 28.0 | 23.7 | 233 | 28.4 | 27.5 | +19 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 230 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 185 | 22.6 | 24.4 | +45 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 88 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 69 | 8.5 | 6.9 | +19 | 19502 |
| Other families | 11 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +2 | 19503 |
| Group household | 23 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 32 | 3.9 | 2.9 | -9 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 236 | 26.4 | 35.7 | 256 | 31.2 | 34.1 | -19 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 45 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 24 | 3.0 | 2.7 | +20 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 10 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -1 | 19507 |
| Total households | 897 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 821 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +76 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Church Street Activity Centre in 2016 compared to Sandringham Activity Centre shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.9% were one-parent families, compared with 23.7% and 6.5% respectively for Sandringham Activity Centre.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.4% compared to 35.7% in Sandringham Activity Centre while the proportion of couples without children was 25.7% compared to 26.7% in Sandringham Activity Centre.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Church Street Activity Centre increased by 76 between 2001 and 2016.
There were no major differences in Church Street Activity Centre between 2001 and 2016.