Hawthorn
Household type
In Hawthorn, 20.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.4% in Kew.
Hawthorn'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's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
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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| Hawthorn - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Kew % | Number | % | Kew % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 2,043 | 20.1 | 31.4 | 2,166 | 20.8 | 32.4 | -123 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 2,501 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 2,474 | 23.7 | 23.1 | +27 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 516 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 464 | 4.5 | 8.5 | +52 | 19502 |
| Other families | 159 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 218 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -59 | 19503 |
| Group household | 767 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 998 | 9.6 | 5.9 | -231 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 3,717 | 36.6 | 25.2 | 3,377 | 32.4 | 22.6 | +340 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 342 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 573 | 5.5 | 4.5 | -231 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 115 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 155 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -40 | 19507 |
| Total households | 10,160 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10,425 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -265 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Hawthorn in 2021 compared to Kew shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 20.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.1% were one-parent families, compared with 31.4% and 9.0% respectively for Kew.
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 36.6% compared to 25.2% in Kew while the proportion of couples without children was 24.6% compared to 24.8% in Kew.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Hawthorn decreased by 265 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Hawthorn between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+340 households)
- Group household (-231 households)
- Couples with children (-123 households)
- Other families (-59 households)