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In Hillside, 51.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 44.8% in the City of Melton.

Hillside'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, Hillside'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
Hillside - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2006 to 2021
Couples with children2,63151.544.82,31658.544.3+314
Couples without children97119.018.971818.221.5+252
One parent families64212.613.140510.312.8+236
Other families491.01.0190.50.9+30
Group household521.01.9511.31.90
Lone person61612.115.73087.814.9+307
Other not classifiable household1352.64.31223.13.3+13
Visitor only households150.30.3160.40.4-1
Total households5,111100.0100.03,959100.0100.0+1,151
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Hillside in 2021 compared to the City of Melton shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 51.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.6% were one-parent families, compared with 44.8% and 13.1% respectively for the City of Melton.

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 12.1% compared to 15.7% in the City of Melton while the proportion of couples without children was 19.0% compared to 18.9% in the City of Melton.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Hillside increased by 1,152 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Hillside between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+314 households)
  • Lone person (+307 households)
  • Couples without children (+252 households)
  • One parent families (+236 households)

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