Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto)
Household type
In Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto), 49.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 44.2% in Berwick.
Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto)'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, Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto)'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto) in 2021 compared to Berwick shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 49.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.9% were one-parent families, compared with 44.2% and 10.7% respectively for Berwick.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 11.7% compared to 16.9% in Berwick while the proportion of couples without children was 22.7% compared to 22.8% in Berwick.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto) increased by 3,397 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto) between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+1,696 households)
- Couples without children (+767 households)
- Lone person (+391 households)
- One parent families (+299 households)