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Riversdale Ward

Household type

In Riversdale Ward, 21.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.3% in Surrey Hills.

Riversdale Ward'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, Riversdale Ward'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
Riversdale Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Surrey Hills %Number%Surrey Hills %2011 to 2021
Couples with children1,26521.937.31,17521.042.1+89
Couples without children1,43324.824.51,39624.921.4+37
One parent families3315.78.62664.88.7+64
Other families931.60.71162.11.2-24
Group household4147.22.357010.22.4-156
Lone person2,02134.924.01,72730.821.3+293
Other not classifiable household1652.91.92694.81.9-104
Visitor only households621.10.7871.60.9-26
Total households5,784100.0100.05,610100.0100.0+174
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 Riversdale Ward in 2021 compared to Surrey Hills shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 21.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.7% were one-parent families, compared with 37.3% and 8.6% respectively for Surrey Hills.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 34.9% compared to 24.0% in Surrey Hills while the proportion of couples without children was 24.8% compared to 24.5% in Surrey Hills.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Riversdale Ward increased by 174 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Riversdale Ward between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+293 households)
  • Group household (-156 households)
  • Couples with children (+89 households)
  • One parent families (+64 households)

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