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In Sunshine, 27.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.7% in the City of Brimbank.

Sunshine'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, Sunshine'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
Sunshine - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %1991 to 2021
Couples with children97227.034.71,10037.358.5-128
Couples without children72920.320.863821.617.4+91
One parent families45612.714.634411.79.3+112
Other families902.51.7642.21.2+26
Group household2597.23.5822.81.7+177
Lone person86524.019.464421.810.0+221
Other not classifiable household1764.94.7441.51.4+132
Visitor only households501.40.6351.20.5+15
Total households3,597100.0100.02,951100.0100.0+646
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 Sunshine in 2021 compared to the City of Brimbank shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.7% were one-parent families, compared with 34.7% and 14.6% respectively for the City of Brimbank.

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 24.0% compared to 19.4% in the City of Brimbank while the proportion of couples without children was 20.3% compared to 20.8% in the City of Brimbank.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Sunshine increased by 646 between 1991 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+221 households)
  • Group household (+177 households)
  • Couples with children (-128 households)
  • One parent families (+112 households)

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