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Taylors Ward

Household type

In Taylors Ward, 39.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 46.1% in Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge.

Taylors 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, Taylors 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
Taylors Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge %Number%Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge %2016 to 2021
Couples with children6,59239.646.17,24845.051.0-656
Couples without children3,97823.926.13,41821.222.6+560
One parent families2,18813.110.52,04112.79.8+146
Other families1711.00.81981.21.1-27
Group household2821.71.22161.30.9+66
Lone person2,87517.313.02,38414.811.2+490
Other not classifiable household5313.22.25743.63.1-43
Visitor only households480.30.2390.20.3+9
Total households16,665100.0100.016,120100.0100.0+545
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 Taylors Ward in 2021 compared to Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 39.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.1% were one-parent families, compared with 46.1% and 10.5% respectively for Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge.

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 17.3% compared to 13.0% in Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge while the proportion of couples without children was 23.9% compared to 26.1% in Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Taylors Ward increased by 545 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Taylors Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-656 households)
  • Couples without children (+560 households)
  • Lone person (+490 households)
  • One parent families (+146 households)

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