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Templestowe Lower

Household type

In Templestowe Lower, 38.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 38.0% in the City of Manningham.

Templestowe Lower'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, Templestowe Lower'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
Templestowe Lower - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %1996 to 2021
Couples with children1,98538.538.02,13048.649.8-146
Couples without children1,36826.526.71,16126.523.9+206
One parent families57411.110.13487.98.4+226
Other families551.11.0431.01.4+12
Group household901.71.9862.02.1+4
Lone person97919.019.754312.413.0+436
Other not classifiable household851.61.9380.90.8+46
Visitor only households200.40.6350.80.6-16
Total households5,156100.0100.04,387100.0100.0+768
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Templestowe Lower in 2021 compared to the City of Manningham shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.1% were one-parent families, compared with 38.0% and 10.1% respectively for the City of Manningham.

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 19.0% compared to 19.7% in the City of Manningham while the proportion of couples without children was 26.5% compared to 26.7% in the City of Manningham.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Templestowe Lower increased by 769 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Templestowe Lower between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+436 households)
  • One parent families (+226 households)
  • Couples without children (+206 households)
  • Couples with children (-146 households)

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