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Fountain Gate Wider Catchment

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In Fountain Gate Wider Catchment, 44.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.4% in Hume City.

Fountain Gate Wider 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 Wider 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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

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Fountain Gate Wider Catchment - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Hume City %Number%Hume City %2001 to 2021
Couples with children35,16244.543.47,62341.049.6+27,539
Couples without children16,33020.719.23,97021.418.6+12,359
One parent families9,39111.913.02,53913.713.5+6,851
Other families8851.11.21740.91.0+711
Group household1,8202.32.24862.61.6+1,334
Lone person12,52215.816.33,32017.913.0+9,201
Other not classifiable household2,7433.54.23772.02.2+2,365
Visitor only households2260.30.4970.50.6+129
Total households79,079100.0100.018,589100.0100.0+60,489
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Fountain Gate Wider Catchment in 2021 compared to Hume City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 44.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.9% were one-parent families, compared with 43.4% and 13.0% respectively for Hume City.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 15.8% compared to 16.3% in Hume City while the proportion of couples without children was 20.7% compared to 19.2% in Hume City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Fountain Gate Wider Catchment increased by 60,490 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Fountain Gate Wider Catchment between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+27,539 households)
  • Couples without children (+12,359 households)
  • Lone person (+9,201 households)
  • One parent families (+6,851 households)

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