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Campaspe Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Campaspe Shire

Household type

In Campaspe Shire, 23.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.4% in Echuca (West).

Campaspe Shire'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, Campaspe Shire'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
Campaspe Shire - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Echuca (West) %Number%Echuca (West) %2011 to 2021
Couples with children3,75423.427.43,85126.932.1-97
Couples without children4,75729.631.54,28529.930.8+472
One parent families1,62810.110.91,50610.510.5+122
Other families1290.81.11120.80.5+17
Group household3522.21.93352.32.8+17
Lone person4,45127.722.83,71225.920.4+739
Other not classifiable household7224.53.43662.62.1+356
Visitor only households2591.61.01641.10.8+95
Total households16,052100.0100.014,331100.0100.0+1,721
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 Campaspe Shire in 2021 compared to Echuca (West) shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.1% were one-parent families, compared with 27.4% and 10.9% respectively for Echuca (West).

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.7% compared to 22.8% in Echuca (West) while the proportion of couples without children was 29.6% compared to 31.5% in Echuca (West).

Emerging groups

The number of households in Campaspe Shire increased by 1,721 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Campaspe Shire between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+739 households)
  • Couples without children (+472 households)
  • One parent families (+122 households)
  • Couples with children (-97 households)

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