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Braeside, Waterways, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens & Edithvale Planning area

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In Braeside, Waterways, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens & Edithvale Planning area, 41.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.0% in Cheltenham Planning area.

Braeside, Waterways, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens & Edithvale Planning area'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, Braeside, Waterways, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens & Edithvale Planning area'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
Braeside, Waterways, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens & Edithvale Planning area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Cheltenham Planning area %Number%Cheltenham Planning area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,35741.231.03,25242.332.1+105
Couples without children1,91823.522.71,75222.822.7+166
One parent families86410.610.66808.811.2+184
Other families640.81.2670.91.1-3
Group household1311.62.41361.82.9-5
Lone person1,62219.929.01,45318.925.9+169
Other not classifiable household1662.02.62943.83.8-128
Visitor only households340.40.5560.70.2-22
Total households8,156100.0100.07,690100.0100.0+466
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 Braeside, Waterways, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens & Edithvale Planning area in 2021 compared to Cheltenham Planning area shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.6% were one-parent families, compared with 31.0% and 10.6% respectively for Cheltenham Planning area.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.9% compared to 29.0% in Cheltenham Planning area while the proportion of couples without children was 23.5% compared to 22.7% in Cheltenham Planning area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Braeside, Waterways, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens & Edithvale Planning area increased by 466 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Braeside, Waterways, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens & Edithvale Planning area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • One parent families (+184 households)
  • Lone person (+169 households)
  • Couples without children (+166 households)
  • Couples with children (+105 households)

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