idc-logo
svg rectangle color
City of KingstonCommunity profile
reset

In Cheltenham, 31.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.1% in Metropolitan Transport Forum.

Cheltenham'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, Cheltenham'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
Cheltenham - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Metropolitan Transport Forum %Number%Metropolitan Transport Forum %1996 to 2021
Couples with children2,54931.032.12,06232.336.5+486
Couples without children1,86722.723.41,64825.822.1+218
One parent families87610.69.864910.29.7+227
Other families981.21.3921.41.7+6
Group household2002.44.52283.64.6-28
Lone person2,38429.024.61,64025.723.0+744
Other not classifiable household2122.63.5400.61.6+172
Visitor only households410.50.8290.50.9+12
Total households8,227100.0100.06,389100.0100.0+1,837
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Cheltenham in 2021 compared to Metropolitan Transport Forum shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.6% were one-parent families, compared with 32.1% and 9.8% respectively for Metropolitan Transport Forum.

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 29.0% compared to 24.6% in Metropolitan Transport Forum while the proportion of couples without children was 22.7% compared to 23.4% in Metropolitan Transport Forum.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Cheltenham increased by 1,838 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Cheltenham between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+744 households)
  • Couples with children (+486 households)
  • One parent families (+227 households)
  • Couples without children (+218 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. Stats NZ Data and the copyright in the Stats NZ Data remains the property of the Statistics New Zealand.

The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the Stats NZ Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. Stats NZ Data can be accessed on the Statistics New Zealand website at www.stats.govt.nz. Unless otherwise specified, content that Stats NZ produce is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. For further information see https://www.stats.govt.nz/about-us/copyright/.