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Keilor Downs

Household type

In Keilor Downs, 34.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.8% in the Sydenham District.

Keilor Downs'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, Keilor Downs'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
Keilor Downs - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Sydenham District %Number%Sydenham District %1996 to 2021
Couples with children1,21934.539.82,11366.764.8-895
Couples without children94526.723.648515.318.5+460
One parent families50314.213.42899.17.3+214
Other families341.01.0381.20.9-4
Group household561.61.7270.91.0+29
Lone person62317.616.81886.06.2+434
Other not classifiable household1363.83.3120.40.8+124
Visitor only households180.50.3160.50.6+2
Total households3,534100.0100.03,170100.0100.0+363
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 Keilor Downs in 2021 compared to the 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, 34.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.2% were one-parent families, compared with 39.8% and 13.4% respectively for the Sydenham District.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 17.6% compared to 16.8% in the Sydenham District while the proportion of couples without children was 26.7% compared to 23.6% in the Sydenham District.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Keilor Downs increased by 364 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Keilor Downs between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-895 households)
  • Couples without children (+460 households)
  • Lone person (+434 households)
  • One parent families (+214 households)

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