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Dandenong Foothills Policy Area

Household type

In Dandenong Foothills Policy Area, 34.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.9% in Boronia.

Dandenong Foothills Policy 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, Dandenong Foothills Policy 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
Dandenong Foothills Policy Area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Boronia %Number%Boronia %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,90334.027.93,86635.728.3+36
Couples without children2,89225.224.52,62824.224.3+264
One parent families1,27611.112.21,18510.912.5+90
Other families1271.11.2730.71.1+54
Group household2912.53.32672.53.2+24
Lone person2,64923.027.32,42922.426.1+220
Other not classifiable household2922.53.03593.33.9-67
Visitor only households640.60.5320.30.5+31
Total households11,494100.0100.010,841100.0100.0+652
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 Dandenong Foothills Policy Area in 2021 compared to Boronia shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.1% were one-parent families, compared with 27.9% and 12.2% respectively for Boronia.

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 23.0% compared to 27.3% in Boronia while the proportion of couples without children was 25.2% compared to 24.5% in Boronia.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Dandenong Foothills Policy Area increased by 653 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Dandenong Foothills Policy Area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+264 households)
  • Lone person (+220 households)
  • One parent families (+90 households)
  • Other families (+54 households)

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