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Hawthorn East

Household type

In Hawthorn East, 24.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.0% in the City of Boroondara.

Hawthorn East'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, Hawthorn East'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
Hawthorn East - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2011 to 2021
Couples with children1,60624.834.01,32025.235.5+286
Couples without children1,65325.624.21,22823.422.7+425
One parent families4276.68.53156.07.8+112
Other families811.31.2961.81.5-15
Group household3936.14.04999.55.3-106
Lone person2,07632.125.11,45427.823.2+621
Other not classifiable household1672.62.32605.02.9-94
Visitor only households610.90.7661.31.1-6
Total households6,464100.0100.05,241100.0100.0+1,222
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Hawthorn East in 2021 compared to the City of Boroondara shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.6% were one-parent families, compared with 34.0% and 8.5% respectively for the City of Boroondara.

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 32.1% compared to 25.1% in the City of Boroondara while the proportion of couples without children was 25.6% compared to 24.2% in the City of Boroondara.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Hawthorn East increased by 1,223 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Hawthorn East between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+621 households)
  • Couples without children (+425 households)
  • Couples with children (+286 households)
  • One parent families (+112 households)

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