Frankston South
Household type
In Frankston South, 36.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.0% in Frankston City.
Frankston South'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, Frankston South's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
A small proportion of families with children consist of grandparents caring for grandchildren directly with no parent present. Across Frankston City at the 2016 Census there were 246 of these families, consisting of either a lone grandparent or a grandparent couple with grandchildren. This comprised 1.1% of all family households in the City (0.6% of all households). This is similar to the percentage Australia-wide, where grandparent families made up 1.0% of all family households.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
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| Frankston South - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Frankston City % | Number | % | Frankston City % | 1991 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 2,524 | 36.0 | 29.0 | 2,201 | 46.2 | 42.5 | +322 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 1,861 | 26.5 | 22.8 | 1,205 | 25.3 | 23.1 | +655 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 714 | 10.2 | 13.4 | 409 | 8.6 | 10.9 | +305 | 19502 |
| Other families | 37 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 32 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +5 | 19503 |
| Group household | 110 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 100 | 2.1 | 3.2 | +9 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 1,563 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 720 | 15.1 | 16.7 | +842 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 166 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 70 | 1.5 | 1.7 | +95 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 39 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 29 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +10 | 19507 |
| Total households | 7,014 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,769 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,244 | |
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 Frankston South in 2021 compared to Frankston 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, 36.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.2% were one-parent families, compared with 29.0% and 13.4% respectively for Frankston City.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 22.3% compared to 26.5% in Frankston City while the proportion of couples without children was 26.5% compared to 22.8% in Frankston City.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Frankston South increased by 2,245 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Frankston South between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+842 households)
- Couples without children (+655 households)
- Couples with children (+322 households)
- One parent families (+305 households)