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Rose Park & Toorak Gardens Ward

Household type

In Rose Park & Toorak Gardens Ward, 33.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.0% in Kensington Park.

Rose Park & Toorak Gardens 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, Rose Park & Toorak Gardens 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
Rose Park & Toorak Gardens Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Kensington Park %Number%Kensington Park %2001 to 2021
Couples with children94133.131.091832.728.7+22
Couples without children81128.627.459521.224.0+215
One parent families2037.28.01846.69.5+19
Other families160.61.3431.52.4-27
Group household722.54.41124.04.9-40
Lone person73926.025.185130.329.2-112
Other not classifiable household321.12.2511.80.6-20
Visitor only households250.90.7501.80.6-26
Total households2,839100.0100.02,807100.0100.0+31
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Rose Park & Toorak Gardens Ward in 2021 compared to Kensington Park shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.2% were one-parent families, compared with 31.0% and 8.0% respectively for Kensington Park.

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 26.0% compared to 25.1% in Kensington Park while the proportion of couples without children was 28.6% compared to 27.4% in Kensington Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rose Park & Toorak Gardens Ward increased by 32 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Rose Park & Toorak Gardens Ward between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+215 households)
  • Lone person (-112 households)

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