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Horseshoe Bend Ward

Household type

In Horseshoe Bend Ward, 31.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.7% in the City of Brimbank.

Horseshoe Bend Ward'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, Horseshoe Bend Ward'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
Horseshoe Bend Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2011 to 2021
Couples with children3,68431.134.73,77934.338.4-96
Couples without children2,44320.620.82,41221.920.6+31
One parent families1,79715.214.61,74115.814.6+56
Other families2532.11.71971.81.8+56
Group household4163.53.53042.82.9+111
Lone person2,47520.919.42,07718.817.1+397
Other not classifiable household6745.74.74664.24.0+208
Visitor only households940.80.6550.50.6+39
Total households11,836100.0100.011,033100.0100.0+802
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Horseshoe Bend Ward 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 higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.2% 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 similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 20.9% compared to 19.4% in the City of Brimbank while the proportion of couples without children was 20.6% compared to 20.8% in the City of Brimbank.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Horseshoe Bend Ward increased by 803 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Horseshoe Bend Ward between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+397 households)
  • Group household (+111 households)
  • Couples with children (-96 households)
  • Other families (+56 households)

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