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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

Hobsons Bay City

Household type

In Hobsons Bay City, 81.0% of children aged 5 to 11 years were in couples with children households.

Hobsons Bay City's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?

To continue building the story, Hobsons Bay City's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Hobsons Bay City - 5 to 11 years20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Hobsons Bay City - Total populationNumber%Hobsons Bay City - Total population2016 to 2021
Couples with children6,45281.050.16,04780.050.4+405
Couples without children320.420.1460.619.1-14
One parent families1,14514.411.61,12814.911.8+17
Other families50.11.200.01.4+5
Group household00.02.600.03.00
Lone person200.310.6190.39.9+1
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households3083.93.83184.24.4-10
Total people in private dwellings7,962100.0100.07,558100.0100.0+404
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 of children aged 5 to 11 years in Hobsons Bay City in 2021 compared to the total population in Hobsons Bay City, shows that there was a higher proportion of children aged 5 to 11 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 81.0% of children aged 5 to 11 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 14.4% were in one-parent families, compared with 50.1% and 11.6% respectively for the total population in Hobsons Bay City.

There was a lower proportion of children aged 5 to 11 years in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of children aged 5 to 11 years in lone person households was 0.3% compared to 10.6% in the total population in Hobsons Bay City while the proportion of couples without children was 0.4% compared to 20.1% in the total population in Hobsons Bay City.

Emerging groups

The number of children aged 5 to 11 years in households in Hobsons Bay City increased by 404 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types for children aged 5 to 11 years in Hobsons Bay City between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (+405 persons)

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