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In Ardeer, 23.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 46.1% in Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge.

Ardeer'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, Ardeer'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
Ardeer - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge %Number%Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge %1991 to 2021
Couples with children29623.746.140441.771.5-108
Couples without children22918.426.123624.416.7-7
One parent families16213.010.511612.04.7+46
Other families292.30.8101.00.5+19
Group household574.61.2181.91.1+39
Lone person36429.213.017418.03.9+190
Other not classifiable household987.92.2111.11.2+87
Visitor only households121.00.20--0.5+12
Total households1,247100.0100.0969100.0100.0+278
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Ardeer 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, 23.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.0% 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 29.2% compared to 13.0% in Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge while the proportion of couples without children was 18.4% compared to 26.1% in Taylors Lakes - Keilor Lodge.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ardeer increased by 278 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Ardeer between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+190 households)
  • Couples with children (-108 households)

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