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In Scott Ward, 40.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.2% in Ferntree Gully.

Scott 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, Scott 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
Scott Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Ferntree Gully %Number%Ferntree Gully %2011 to 2021
Couples with children2,61540.333.22,27844.334.8+336
Couples without children1,59424.624.21,15422.424.7+440
One parent families6189.512.653410.412.6+84
Other families671.01.1390.81.2+27
Group household1151.82.6891.72.9+25
Lone person1,34720.823.31,00519.521.7+341
Other not classifiable household1081.72.6290.61.6+79
Visitor only households260.40.4150.30.4+11
Total households6,490100.0100.05,146100.0100.0+1,344
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Scott Ward in 2021 compared to Ferntree Gully shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 40.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.5% were one-parent families, compared with 33.2% and 12.6% respectively for Ferntree Gully.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 20.8% compared to 23.3% in Ferntree Gully while the proportion of couples without children was 24.6% compared to 24.2% in Ferntree Gully.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Scott Ward increased by 1,344 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Scott Ward between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+440 households)
  • Lone person (+341 households)
  • Couples with children (+336 households)
  • One parent families (+84 households)

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