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Carrum & Patterson Lakes Planning area

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In Carrum & Patterson Lakes Planning area, 29.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.2% in Bunjil Ward.

Carrum & Patterson Lakes 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, Carrum & Patterson Lakes 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
Carrum & Patterson Lakes Planning area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Bunjil Ward %Number%Bunjil Ward %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,47529.532.21,37929.135.1+96
Couples without children1,29625.924.21,19025.123.9+106
One parent families58611.710.751610.911.2+70
Other families250.51.7521.11.5-27
Group household1082.26.31272.75.2-19
Lone person1,39227.821.41,22525.918.4+167
Other not classifiable household931.93.02114.54.1-118
Visitor only households250.50.4330.70.7-8
Total households5,000100.0100.04,733100.0100.0+267
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 Carrum & Patterson Lakes Planning area in 2021 compared to Bunjil Ward shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.7% were one-parent families, compared with 32.2% and 10.7% respectively for Bunjil Ward.

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 27.8% compared to 21.4% in Bunjil Ward while the proportion of couples without children was 25.9% compared to 24.2% in Bunjil Ward.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Carrum & Patterson Lakes Planning area increased by 267 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Carrum & Patterson Lakes Planning area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+167 households)
  • Couples without children (+106 households)
  • Couples with children (+96 households)
  • One parent families (+70 households)

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