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Mordialloc - Braeside

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In Mordialloc - Braeside, 32.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.7% in the City of Kingston.

Mordialloc - Braeside'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, Mordialloc - Braeside'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
Mordialloc - Braeside - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Kingston %Number%City of Kingston %1996 to 2021
Couples with children1,17832.332.758625.435.2+591
Couples without children79321.824.048020.823.3+312
One parent families36610.010.525811.29.9+107
Other families260.71.0321.41.4-7
Group household792.22.7934.13.4-15
Lone person1,07829.626.180434.825.0+273
Other not classifiable household1052.92.5411.81.1+63
Visitor only households170.50.590.40.7+8
Total households3,642100.0100.02,309100.0100.0+1,332
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mordialloc - Braeside in 2021 compared to the City of Kingston shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% were one-parent families, compared with 32.7% and 10.5% respectively for the City of Kingston.

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 29.6% compared to 26.1% in the City of Kingston while the proportion of couples without children was 21.8% compared to 24.0% in the City of Kingston.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mordialloc - Braeside increased by 1,333 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mordialloc - Braeside between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+591 households)
  • Couples without children (+312 households)
  • Lone person (+273 households)
  • One parent families (+107 households)

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