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City of Melton

Household type

In the City of Melton, 44.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.6% in Thornhill Park.

The City of Melton'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, the City of Melton's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
City of Melton - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Thornhill Park %Number%Thornhill Park %2016 to 2021
Couples with children25,76844.843.619,09243.423.9+6,676
Couples without children10,85618.924.38,68619.838.6+2,170
One parent families7,52513.110.15,79813.211.4+1,727
Other families6021.00.34661.15.7+136
Group household1,1021.92.49492.2--+153
Lone person9,05415.714.46,71115.313.6+2,343
Other not classifiable household2,4504.34.52,1114.86.8+339
Visitor only households1790.30.41650.4--+14
Total households57,536100.0100.043,978100.0100.0+13,558
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 the City of Melton in 2021 compared to Thornhill Park shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 44.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.1% were one-parent families, compared with 43.6% and 10.1% respectively for Thornhill Park.

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 15.7% compared to 14.4% in Thornhill Park while the proportion of couples without children was 18.9% compared to 24.3% in Thornhill Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Melton increased by 13,558 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Melton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+6,676 households)
  • Lone person (+2,343 households)
  • Couples without children (+2,170 households)
  • One parent families (+1,727 households)

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