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Colac Otway ShireCommunity profile

Colac Otway Shire

Household type

In Colac Otway Shire, 22.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.6% in Regional VIC.

Colac Otway Shire'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, Colac Otway Shire'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
Colac Otway Shire - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2011 to 2021
Couples with children2,14422.324.62,13526.126.9+9
Couples without children2,63927.528.02,27927.927.8+360
One parent families8308.610.17849.610.5+46
Other families931.00.9801.00.8+13
Group household2903.02.82182.72.9+72
Lone person2,86329.827.52,35728.826.8+506
Other not classifiable household4304.54.41882.32.6+242
Visitor only households3153.31.81381.71.6+177
Total households9,604100.0100.08,179100.0100.0+1,425
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Colac Otway Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.6% were one-parent families, compared with 24.6% and 10.1% respectively for Regional VIC.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 29.8% compared to 27.5% in Regional VIC while the proportion of couples without children was 27.5% compared to 28.0% in Regional VIC.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Colac Otway Shire increased by 1,425 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Colac Otway Shire between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+506 households)
  • Couples without children (+360 households)
  • Group household (+72 households)

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