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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Frankston North, 17.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.1% in Greater Melbourne.
Frankston North'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 North'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 Frankston North 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, 17.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 18.9% 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 31.1% compared to 23.7% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of couples without children was 15.9% compared to 23.5% in Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Frankston North increased by 127 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Frankston North between 2001 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+183 households)
- Couples with children (-160 households)
- Couples without children (-73 households)
- One parent families (-55 households)
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