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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 33.1% in Greater Melbourne.

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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
City of Brimbank - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %1996 to 2021
Couples with children23,42734.733.124,42252.938.0-995
Couples without children14,07620.823.58,64818.722.0+5,428
One parent families9,85114.610.25,12611.19.9+4,725
Other families1,1791.71.25871.31.5+592
Group household2,3483.54.17471.64.3+1,601
Lone person13,07319.423.75,77212.522.0+7,301
Other not classifiable household3,1714.73.45971.31.5+2,574
Visitor only households3990.60.72830.60.8+116
Total households67,524100.0100.046,182100.0100.0+21,342
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Brimbank in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher 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 33.1% and 10.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

There were a lower 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 23.7% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of couples without children was 20.8% compared to 23.5% in Greater Melbourne.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Brimbank increased by 21,342 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Brimbank between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+7,301 households)
  • Couples without children (+5,428 households)
  • One parent families (+4,725 households)
  • Group household (+1,601 households)

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