Church Street Activity Centre
Household type
In Church Street Activity Centre, 24.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 35.2% in City of Bayside.
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
| Household type | ||||||||
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| Church Street Activity Centre - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | City of Bayside % | Number | % | City of Bayside % | 1996 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 235 | 24.2 | 35.2 | 222 | 27.6 | 33.7 | +12 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 289 | 29.7 | 26.0 | 185 | 22.9 | 24.1 | +104 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 62 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 60 | 7.5 | 9.4 | +2 | 19502 |
| Other families | 11 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 14 | 1.8 | 1.3 | -4 | 19503 |
| Group household | 17 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 40 | 5.0 | 3.4 | -23 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 308 | 31.7 | 24.4 | 263 | 32.6 | 25.9 | +45 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 32 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | +23 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 18 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.8 | +7 | 19507 |
| Total households | 972 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 807 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +165 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Church Street Activity Centre in 2021 compared to City of Bayside shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.4% were one-parent families, compared with 35.2% and 8.8% respectively for City of Bayside.
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 31.7% compared to 24.4% in City of Bayside while the proportion of couples without children was 29.7% compared to 26.0% in City of Bayside.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Church Street Activity Centre increased by 165 between 1996 and 2021.
The largest change in family/household types in Church Street Activity Centre between 1996 and 2021 was:
- Couples without children (+104 households)