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Carrum Downs

Household type

In Carrum Downs, 30.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.0% in Frankston City.

Carrum Downs'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, Carrum Downs'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
Carrum Downs - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2006 to 2021
Couples with children2,58530.029.02,16034.730.1+425
Couples without children1,85921.622.81,29820.922.9+561
One parent families1,28214.913.487814.113.7+404
Other families1001.21.0410.71.0+59
Group household2573.02.91903.13.1+67
Lone person2,21725.726.51,27120.424.7+945
Other not classifiable household2883.33.93605.84.1-72
Visitor only households310.40.5220.40.5+9
Total households8,619100.0100.06,222100.0100.0+2,397
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Carrum Downs in 2021 compared to Frankston City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.9% 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 lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 25.7% compared to 26.5% in Frankston City while the proportion of couples without children was 21.6% compared to 22.8% in Frankston City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Carrum Downs increased by 2,397 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Carrum Downs between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+945 households)
  • Couples without children (+561 households)
  • Couples with children (+425 households)
  • One parent families (+404 households)

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