Baird Ward
Household type
In Baird Ward, 27.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.0% in Upper Ferntree Gully.
Baird Ward'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, Baird Ward'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
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| Baird Ward - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Upper Ferntree Gully % | Number | % | Upper Ferntree Gully % | 2011 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 2,003 | 27.6 | 34.0 | 1,695 | 27.4 | 37.4 | +308 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 1,724 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 1,581 | 25.6 | 21.9 | +142 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 945 | 13.0 | 10.3 | 841 | 13.6 | 10.9 | +103 | 19502 |
| Other families | 85 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 87 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -2 | 19503 |
| Group household | 247 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 219 | 3.6 | 3.6 | +27 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 2,008 | 27.6 | 23.1 | 1,584 | 25.6 | 21.8 | +424 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 215 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 126 | 2.0 | 3.3 | +89 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 38 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 45 | 0.7 | -- | -7 | 19507 |
| Total households | 7,265 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,181 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,084 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Baird Ward in 2021 compared to Upper Ferntree Gully shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.0% were one-parent families, compared with 34.0% and 10.3% respectively for Upper Ferntree Gully.
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 27.6% compared to 23.1% in Upper Ferntree Gully while the proportion of couples without children was 23.7% compared to 26.5% in Upper Ferntree Gully.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Baird Ward increased by 1,084 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Baird Ward between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+424 households)
- Couples with children (+308 households)
- Couples without children (+142 households)
- One parent families (+103 households)