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Doncaster Hill

Household type

In Doncaster Hill, 14.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 38.0% in the City of Manningham.

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 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 Hill - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %1991 to 2021
Couples with children28114.338.07034.956.1+210
Couples without children55228.026.73617.920.3+516
One parent families20710.510.12311.67.8+184
Other families402.01.031.51.2+37
Group household663.41.9147.12.3+52
Lone person71836.419.74623.010.4+671
Other not classifiable household824.21.942.01.5+78
Visitor only households241.20.632.00.5+20
Total households1,970100.0100.0202100.0100.0+1,767
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in 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 similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.5% 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 36.4% compared to 19.7% in the City of Manningham while the proportion of couples without children was 28.0% compared to 26.7% in the City of Manningham.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Doncaster Hill increased by 1,768 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Doncaster Hill between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+671 households)
  • Couples without children (+516 households)
  • Couples with children (+210 households)
  • One parent families (+184 households)

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