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Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill

Household type

In Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill, 20.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.0% in the City of Greater Bendigo.

Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill'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, Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill'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
Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Greater Bendigo %Number%City of Greater Bendigo %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,02820.526.096821.626.1+60
Couples without children1,26225.225.91,18126.325.3+81
One parent families62712.511.654912.211.5+78
Other families611.21.1471.01.1+14
Group household1422.83.21403.13.8+2
Lone person1,63732.727.31,34029.926.3+297
Other not classifiable household2224.44.12235.04.8-1
Visitor only households260.50.9400.91.1-14
Total households5,005100.0100.04,488100.0100.0+517
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 Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill in 2021 compared to the City of Greater Bendigo shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 20.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.5% were one-parent families, compared with 26.0% and 11.6% respectively for the City of Greater Bendigo.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 32.7% compared to 27.3% in the City of Greater Bendigo while the proportion of couples without children was 25.2% compared to 25.9% in the City of Greater Bendigo.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill increased by 517 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+297 households)
  • Couples without children (+81 households)
  • One parent families (+78 households)
  • Couples with children (+60 households)

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