Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown
Household type
In Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown, 32.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 41.9% in Lisarow - Mount Elliot.
Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown'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, Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown'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
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| Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Lisarow - Mount Elliot % | Number | % | Lisarow - Mount Elliot % | 1991 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 882 | 32.0 | 41.9 | 637 | 33.1 | 55.5 | +245 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 828 | 30.0 | 25.7 | 582 | 30.2 | 19.3 | +245 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 273 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 156 | 8.1 | 7.9 | +117 | 19502 |
| Other families | 13 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 26 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -13 | 19503 |
| Group household | 55 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 60 | 3.1 | 2.1 | -5 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 625 | 22.7 | 17.0 | 395 | 20.5 | 12.2 | +230 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 66 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 51 | 2.7 | 1.5 | +14 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 17 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -2 | 19507 |
| Total households | 2,759 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,928 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +831 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 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 Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown in 2021 compared to Lisarow - Mount Elliot shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.9% were one-parent families, compared with 41.9% and 11.6% respectively for Lisarow - Mount Elliot.
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 17.0% in Lisarow - Mount Elliot while the proportion of couples without children was 30.0% compared to 25.7% in Lisarow - Mount Elliot.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown increased by 831 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Yattalunga - Saratoga - Davistown between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+245 households)
- Couples with children (+245 households)
- Lone person (+230 households)
- One parent families (+117 households)