City of Brimbank
Household type
In the City of Brimbank, 34.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.8% in Sydenham District.
The City of Brimbank'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, the City of Brimbank'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
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| City of Brimbank - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Sydenham District % | Number | % | Sydenham District % | 1991 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 23,427 | 34.7 | 39.8 | 23,806 | 58.5 | 71.4 | -379 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 14,076 | 20.8 | 23.6 | 7,061 | 17.4 | 15.9 | +7,015 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 9,851 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 3,803 | 9.3 | 5.5 | +6,047 | 19502 |
| Other families | 1,179 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 481 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +697 | 19503 |
| Group household | 2,348 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 685 | 1.7 | 1.1 | +1,662 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 13,073 | 19.4 | 16.8 | 4,069 | 10.0 | 3.7 | +9,004 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 3,171 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 564 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +2,606 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 399 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 212 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +186 | 19507 |
| Total households | 67,524 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 40,686 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +26,838 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 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 the City of Brimbank in 2021 compared to Sydenham District shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.6% were one-parent families, compared with 39.8% and 13.4% respectively for Sydenham District.
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 19.4% compared to 16.8% in Sydenham District while the proportion of couples without children was 20.8% compared to 23.6% in Sydenham District.
Emerging groups
The number of households in City of Brimbank increased by 26,838 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Brimbank between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+9,004 households)
- Couples without children (+7,015 households)
- One parent families (+6,047 households)
- Group household (+1,662 households)