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In Sandringham, 30.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.9% in Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre.

Sandringham'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, Sandringham'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
Sandringham - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre %Number%Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,36030.731.91,35934.932.2+1
Couples without children1,19026.922.195224.523.0+238
One parent families3327.510.92757.110.8+57
Other families160.41.1300.80.5-14
Group household751.74.4711.84.9+4
Lone person1,28229.026.81,00825.921.0+274
Other not classifiable household1292.92.81664.36.9-37
Visitor only households410.9--320.80.7+9
Total households4,425100.0100.03,893100.0100.0+532
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 Sandringham in 2021 compared to Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.5% were one-parent families, compared with 31.9% and 10.9% respectively for Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre.

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 29.0% compared to 26.8% in Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre while the proportion of couples without children was 26.9% compared to 22.1% in Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Sandringham increased by 532 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Sandringham between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+274 households)
  • Couples without children (+238 households)
  • One parent families (+57 households)

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