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Mentone - Moorabbin Airport

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In Mentone - Moorabbin Airport, 26.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.1% in Patterson Lakes.

Mentone - Moorabbin Airport'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, Mentone - Moorabbin Airport'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
Mentone - Moorabbin Airport - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Patterson Lakes %Number%Patterson Lakes %2011 to 2021
Couples with children1,54726.732.11,37027.633.2+177
Couples without children1,47725.527.31,22424.727.1+253
One parent families57810.011.04569.29.2+122
Other families510.90.3601.20.8-9
Group household1242.11.51432.91.7-19
Lone person1,86932.325.81,51830.624.1+351
Other not classifiable household1182.01.41543.13.5-36
Visitor only households260.40.6340.70.4-8
Total households5,790100.0100.04,959100.0100.0+831
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mentone - Moorabbin Airport in 2021 compared to Patterson Lakes shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% were one-parent families, compared with 32.1% and 11.0% respectively for Patterson Lakes.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 32.3% compared to 25.8% in Patterson Lakes while the proportion of couples without children was 25.5% compared to 27.3% in Patterson Lakes.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mentone - Moorabbin Airport increased by 831 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mentone - Moorabbin Airport between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+351 households)
  • Couples without children (+253 households)
  • Couples with children (+177 households)
  • One parent families (+122 households)

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