Berwick (North) - Beaconsfield
Household type
In Berwick (North) - Beaconsfield, 35.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 41.2% in Endeavour Hills.
Berwick (North) - Beaconsfield'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, Berwick (North) - Beaconsfield'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) 2016 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 Berwick (North) - Beaconsfield in 2021 compared to Endeavour Hills shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 35.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.8% were one-parent families, compared with 41.2% and 11.9% respectively for Endeavour Hills.
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 22.7% compared to 15.1% in Endeavour Hills while the proportion of couples without children was 26.9% compared to 24.4% in Endeavour Hills.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Berwick (North) - Beaconsfield increased by 266 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Berwick (North) - Beaconsfield between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+195 households)
- Lone person (+94 households)