City of Brimbank
Household type
In the City of Brimbank, 37.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 33.3% in Sunshine West.
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) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Sunshine West % | Number | % | Sunshine West % | 2006 to 2016 | |
 Couples with children | 24,390 | 37.6 | 33.3 | 23,159 | 40.9 | 35.5 | +1,231 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 13,120 | 20.2 | 21.5 | 11,099 | 19.6 | 22.9 | +2,021 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 9,463 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 8,412 | 14.9 | 17.8 | +1,051 | 19502 |
| Other families | 1,194 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 857 | 1.5 | 1.6 | +337 | 19503 |
| Group household | 2,052 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 1,287 | 2.3 | 2.2 | +765 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 11,350 | 17.5 | 18.7 | 9,421 | 16.6 | 16.1 | +1,929 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 2,975 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2,127 | 3.8 | 3.3 | +848 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 314 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 274 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +40 | 19507 |
| Total households | 64,858 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 56,636 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,222 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Brimbank in 2016 compared to Sunshine West shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.6% were one-parent families, compared with 33.3% and 15.6% respectively for Sunshine West.
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 17.5% compared to 18.7% in Sunshine West while the proportion of couples without children was 20.2% compared to 21.5% in Sunshine West.
Emerging groups
The number of households in City of Brimbank increased by 8,222 between 2006 and 2016.
The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Brimbank between 2006 and 2016 were:
- Couples without children (+2,021 households)
- Lone person (+1,929 households)
- Couples with children (+1,231 households)
- One parent families (+1,051 households)