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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

Hobsons Bay City

Household type

In Hobsons Bay City, 32.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.1% in Greater Melbourne.

Hobsons Bay City'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, Hobsons Bay City'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
Hobsons Bay City - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Couples with children11,56432.033.111,19732.733.5+367
Couples without children8,64423.923.57,87623.022.9+768
One parent families3,87910.710.23,69010.810.1+189
Other families4551.31.25071.51.4-52
Group household1,0032.84.11,1283.34.7-125
Lone person9,11925.223.78,10123.722.0+1,018
Other not classifiable household1,2563.53.41,4714.34.5-215
Visitor only households2330.60.72230.70.9+10
Total households36,153100.0100.034,193100.0100.0+1,960
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 in Hobsons Bay City 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, 32.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% 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 similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 25.2% compared to 23.7% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of couples without children was 23.9% compared to 23.5% in Greater Melbourne.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Hobsons Bay City increased by 1,960 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Hobsons Bay City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,018 households)
  • Couples without children (+768 households)
  • Couples with children (+367 households)
  • One parent families (+189 households)

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