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Surrey Hills

Household type

In Surrey Hills, 37.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 35.7% in Balwyn.

Surrey Hills'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, Surrey Hills'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
Surrey Hills - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Balwyn %Number%Balwyn %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,19037.335.71,25942.436.0-69
Couples without children78224.522.567022.520.8+112
One parent families2758.611.52066.911.2+69
Other families230.71.0341.11.6-11
Group household732.32.3712.43.0+1
Lone person76624.023.964521.723.2+120
Other not classifiable household601.92.2662.23.0-6
Visitor only households210.70.9190.61.1+2
Total households3,190100.0100.02,972100.0100.0+218
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 Surrey Hills in 2021 compared to Balwyn shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.6% were one-parent families, compared with 35.7% and 11.5% respectively for Balwyn.

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 24.0% compared to 23.9% in Balwyn while the proportion of couples without children was 24.5% compared to 22.5% in Balwyn.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Surrey Hills increased by 218 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+120 households)
  • Couples without children (+112 households)
  • Couples with children (-69 households)
  • One parent families (+69 households)

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