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Frankston City

Household type

In Frankston City, 29.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.1% in Greater Melbourne.

Frankston City'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 City'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)?'

Household type
Frankston City - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %1991 to 2021
Couples with children16,10229.033.114,56142.541.4+1,540
Couples without children12,64322.823.57,92423.121.1+4,719
One parent families7,42713.410.23,74610.99.1+3,680
Other families5691.01.23521.01.5+217
Group household1,5822.94.11,1063.24.7+476
Lone person14,70026.523.75,73216.719.3+8,968
Other not classifiable household2,1723.93.45991.72.1+1,573
Visitor only households3030.50.72780.80.8+24
Total households55,498100.0100.034,301100.0100.0+21,197
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Frankston City in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.4% were one-parent families, compared with 33.1% and 10.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

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 26.5% compared to 23.7% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of couples without children was 22.8% compared to 23.5% in Greater Melbourne.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Frankston City increased by 21,197 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Frankston City between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+8,968 households)
  • Couples without children (+4,719 households)
  • One parent families (+3,680 households)
  • Couples with children (+1,540 households)

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