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Frankston Central

Household type

In Frankston Central, 14.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.0% in Frankston City.

Frankston Central'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 Central'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 Central - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2001 to 2021
Couples with children78614.729.067815.533.2+108
Couples without children97318.322.885919.623.0+114
One parent families67712.713.458913.513.4+88
Other families571.11.0711.61.1-14
Group household2284.32.92425.53.2-14
Lone person2,17340.826.51,76040.223.7+413
Other not classifiable household3696.93.91503.41.9+219
Visitor only households661.20.5290.70.6+37
Total households5,329100.0100.04,378100.0100.0+951
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Frankston Central in 2021 compared to Frankston City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.7% 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 40.8% compared to 26.5% in Frankston City while the proportion of couples without children was 18.3% compared to 22.8% in Frankston City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Frankston Central increased by 951 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Frankston Central between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+413 households)
  • Couples without children (+114 households)
  • Couples with children (+108 households)
  • One parent families (+88 households)

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