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Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)

Household type

In Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill), 28.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 38.0% in the City of Manningham.

Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,92328.538.02,55131.039.6+372
Couples without children2,83427.626.72,23827.226.2+595
One parent families1,10010.710.182510.09.5+274
Other families1581.51.01321.61.2+25
Group household3283.21.93053.72.1+22
Lone person2,60225.419.71,85622.618.0+746
Other not classifiable household2422.41.92152.62.7+26
Visitor only households770.80.6921.10.8-16
Total households10,264100.0100.08,219100.0100.0+2,045
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 Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) in 2021 compared to the City of Manningham shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% were one-parent families, compared with 38.0% and 10.1% respectively for the City of Manningham.

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 25.4% compared to 19.7% in the City of Manningham while the proportion of couples without children was 27.6% compared to 26.7% in the City of Manningham.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) increased by 2,045 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+746 households)
  • Couples without children (+595 households)
  • Couples with children (+372 households)
  • One parent families (+274 households)

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