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Friberg Ward

Household type

In Friberg Ward, 39.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.6% in Wantirna.

Friberg 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, Friberg Ward'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
Friberg Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Wantirna %Number%Wantirna %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,80139.340.62,74243.539.1+58
Couples without children1,76124.727.21,51224.026.6+249
One parent families82111.510.671411.310.4+107
Other families640.90.8520.81.1+11
Group household1532.11.9911.52.0+61
Lone person1,34318.916.71,06216.917.7+281
Other not classifiable household1562.22.01121.82.5+43
Visitor only households220.30.2140.20.6+8
Total households7,121100.0100.06,302100.0100.0+819
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 Friberg Ward in 2021 compared to Wantirna shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 39.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.5% were one-parent families, compared with 40.6% and 10.6% respectively for Wantirna.

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 18.9% compared to 16.7% in Wantirna while the proportion of couples without children was 24.7% compared to 27.2% in Wantirna.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Friberg Ward increased by 819 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Friberg Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+281 households)
  • Couples without children (+249 households)
  • One parent families (+107 households)
  • Group household (+61 households)

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