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Altona - Seaholme

Household type

In Altona - Seaholme, 27.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.0% in Hobsons Bay City.

Altona - Seaholme'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, Altona - Seaholme'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
Altona - Seaholme - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,60427.732.01,45727.032.7+147
Couples without children1,53326.423.91,36725.323.0+166
One parent families5479.410.74899.110.8+58
Other families621.11.3721.31.5-10
Group household1332.32.81673.13.3-34
Lone person1,70529.425.21,56529.023.7+140
Other not classifiable household1813.13.52524.74.3-71
Visitor only households330.60.6260.50.7+7
Total households5,798100.0100.05,395100.0100.0+403
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Altona - Seaholme in 2021 compared to Hobsons Bay 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, 27.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 32.0% and 10.7% respectively for Hobsons Bay City.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 29.4% compared to 25.2% in Hobsons Bay City while the proportion of couples without children was 26.4% compared to 23.9% in Hobsons Bay City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Altona - Seaholme increased by 403 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Altona - Seaholme between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+166 households)
  • Couples with children (+147 households)
  • Lone person (+140 households)
  • One parent families (+58 households)

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