idc-logo
svg rectangle color
City of KingstonCommunity profile
reset

In Chelsea, 24.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.7% in Mentone & Parkdale (west) Planning area.

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

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Chelsea - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Mentone & Parkdale (west) Planning area %Number%Mentone & Parkdale (west) Planning area %2011 to 2021
Couples with children91424.527.764819.928.8+266
Couples without children85723.025.580824.824.4+49
One parent families39610.69.733410.38.7+62
Other families320.90.8441.41.1-12
Group household1072.92.11183.62.9-11
Lone person1,29734.831.61,17936.230.5+118
Other not classifiable household1123.02.01053.22.9+7
Visitor only households170.50.5200.60.7-3
Total households3,732100.0100.03,256100.0100.0+476
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Chelsea in 2021 compared to Mentone & Parkdale (west) Planning area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.6% were one-parent families, compared with 27.7% and 9.7% respectively for Mentone & Parkdale (west) Planning area.

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 34.8% compared to 31.6% in Mentone & Parkdale (west) Planning area while the proportion of couples without children was 23.0% compared to 25.5% in Mentone & Parkdale (west) Planning area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Chelsea increased by 476 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Chelsea between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+266 households)
  • Lone person (+118 households)
  • One parent families (+62 households)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices.

ABS Data and the copyright in the ABS Data remains the property of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the ABS Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. ABS Data can be accessed from the Australian Bureau of Statistics at www.abs.gov.au. ABS data can be used under license - terms published on ABS website. intermediary.management@abs.gov.au if you have any queries or wish to distribute any ABS data.