Highett Activity Centre
Household type
In Highett Activity Centre, 27.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 32.9% in Ivison Ward.
Highett 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, Highett 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
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highett Activity Centre - Total households (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Ivison Ward % | Number | % | Ivison Ward % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Couples with children | 328 | 27.8 | 32.9 | 313 | 30.5 | 31.5 | +14 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 260 | 22.0 | 20.4 | 219 | 21.4 | 20.1 | +40 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 153 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 152 | 14.8 | 12.6 | +2 | 19502 |
| Other families | 14 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +4 | 19503 |
| Group household | 44 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 32 | 3.1 | 3.2 | +13 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 323 | 27.4 | 27.1 | 257 | 25.0 | 27.2 | +66 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 52 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 37 | 3.7 | 3.6 | +14 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -2 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,180 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,028 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +152 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Highett Activity Centre in 2016 compared to Ivison Ward shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.0% were one-parent families, compared with 32.9% and 11.0% respectively for Ivison Ward.
There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.4% compared to 27.1% in Ivison Ward while the proportion of couples without children was 22.0% compared to 20.4% in Ivison Ward.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Highett Activity Centre increased by 152 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest change in family/household types in Highett Activity Centre between 2011 and 2016 was:
- Lone person (+66 households)