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Upper Ferntree Gully

Household type

In Upper Ferntree Gully, 34.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.1% in the City of Knox.

Upper 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, Upper 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
Upper Ferntree Gully - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Couples with children31134.037.134538.838.7-35
Couples without children24226.525.022124.924.1+20
One parent families9410.311.210712.111.1-13
Other families151.61.091.11.0+5
Group household212.32.4182.02.3+3
Lone person21123.120.716418.519.6+47
Other not classifiable household161.82.3182.12.7-3
Visitor only households40.40.440.50.5-1
Total households914100.0100.0889100.0100.0+24
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 Upper 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 lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.3% 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 higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.1% compared to 20.7% in the City of Knox while the proportion of couples without children was 26.5% compared to 25.0% in the City of Knox.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Upper Ferntree Gully increased by 25 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Upper Ferntree Gully between 2016 and 2021.

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