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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

Williamstown

Household type

In Williamstown, 33.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.0% in Hobsons Bay City.

Williamstown'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, Williamstown's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Williamstown - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %1991 to 2021
Couples with children1,55833.632.01,13629.641.9+421
Couples without children1,16825.223.983021.622.6+338
One parent families4299.210.73599.49.5+69
Other families461.01.3711.91.6-26
Group household691.52.81794.73.2-111
Lone person1,18625.525.21,14029.719.0+46
Other not classifiable household1312.83.5752.01.7+55
Visitor only households551.20.6411.10.6+14
Total households4,642100.0100.03,835100.0100.0+807
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Williamstown in 2021 compared to Hobsons Bay City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.2% were one-parent families, compared with 32.0% and 10.7% respectively for Hobsons Bay City.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 25.5% compared to 25.2% in Hobsons Bay City while the proportion of couples without children was 25.2% compared to 23.9% in Hobsons Bay City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Williamstown increased by 807 between 1991 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+421 households)
  • Couples without children (+338 households)
  • Group household (-111 households)
  • One parent families (+69 households)

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