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Ferntree Gully

Household type

In Ferntree Gully, 33.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.1% in the City of Knox.

Ferntree Gully'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, Ferntree Gully'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
Ferntree Gully - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,52433.237.13,42234.438.7+102
Couples without children2,56624.225.02,40424.224.1+162
One parent families1,33112.611.21,21012.211.1+121
Other families1181.11.0920.91.0+26
Group household2792.62.42482.52.3+31
Lone person2,46923.320.72,23722.519.6+232
Other not classifiable household2722.62.32632.62.7+9
Visitor only households400.40.4650.70.5-25
Total households10,599100.0100.09,941100.0100.0+658
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 Ferntree Gully in 2021 compared to the City of Knox shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.6% were one-parent families, compared with 37.1% and 11.2% respectively for the City of Knox.

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 23.3% compared to 20.7% in the City of Knox while the proportion of couples without children was 24.2% compared to 25.0% in the City of Knox.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ferntree Gully increased by 658 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Ferntree Gully between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+232 households)
  • Couples without children (+162 households)
  • One parent families (+121 households)
  • Couples with children (+102 households)

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