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In Albion, 18.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.7% in the City of Brimbank.

Albion'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, Albion'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
Albion - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2016 to 2021
Couples with children35118.334.742321.637.6-72
Couples without children41221.520.838919.820.2+23
One parent families20610.714.620210.314.6+4
Other families422.21.7593.01.8-17
Group household1276.63.51336.83.2-6
Lone person64633.619.458429.817.5+62
Other not classifiable household1176.14.71578.04.6-40
Visitor only households191.00.6150.80.5+4
Total households1,920100.0100.01,962100.0100.0-42
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Albion 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, 18.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% 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 higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 33.6% compared to 19.4% in the City of Brimbank while the proportion of couples without children was 21.5% compared to 20.8% in the City of Brimbank.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Albion decreased by 42 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Albion between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-72 households)
  • Lone person (+62 households)

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