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Fountain Gate Core Catchment

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In Fountain Gate Core Catchment, 43.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 54.2% in Narre Warren South.

Fountain Gate Core Catchment'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, Fountain Gate Core Catchment'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
Fountain Gate Core Catchment - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Narre Warren South %Number%Narre Warren South %2016 to 2021
Couples with children28,81943.654.228,37245.756.4+447
Couples without children14,03321.219.112,75320.518.2+1,280
One parent families7,92312.012.47,37711.911.5+546
Other families7121.10.86731.11.0+38
Group household1,6292.51.41,3722.21.4+256
Lone person10,39615.79.79,10314.78.3+1,293
Other not classifiable household2,3893.62.42,2263.63.0+162
Visitor only households2090.30.22140.30.2-6
Total households66,110100.0100.062,093100.0100.0+4,016
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 Fountain Gate Core Catchment in 2021 compared to Narre Warren South shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 43.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.0% were one-parent families, compared with 54.2% and 12.4% respectively for Narre Warren South.

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 15.7% compared to 9.7% in Narre Warren South while the proportion of couples without children was 21.2% compared to 19.1% in Narre Warren South.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Fountain Gate Core Catchment increased by 4,017 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Fountain Gate Core Catchment between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,293 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,280 households)
  • One parent families (+546 households)
  • Couples with children (+447 households)

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