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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Seaford, 24.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.0% in Frankston City.
Seaford'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, Seaford'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.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Seaford in 2021 compared to Frankston City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.1% were one-parent families, compared with 29.0% and 13.4% respectively for Frankston City.
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 31.9% compared to 26.5% in Frankston City while the proportion of couples without children was 21.3% compared to 22.8% in Frankston City.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Seaford increased by 1,491 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Seaford between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+1,209 households)
- Couples with children (-560 households)
- Couples without children (+309 households)
- One parent families (+292 households)
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