Rockbank
Household type
In Rockbank, 33.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.1% in Greater Melbourne.
Rockbank'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, Rockbank'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockbank - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 348 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 103 | 19.6 | 33.5 | +245 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 220 | 20.9 | 23.5 | 95 | 18.2 | 22.9 | +125 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 94 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 57 | 10.9 | 10.1 | +37 | 19502 |
| Other families | 17 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | +12 | 19503 |
| Group household | 30 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 23 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +7 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 244 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 136 | 25.9 | 22.0 | +108 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 83 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 90 | 17.1 | 4.5 | -6 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 12 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 15 | 2.9 | 0.9 | -2 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,051 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 525 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +526 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Rockbank in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.0% were one-parent families, compared with 33.1% and 10.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.3% compared to 23.7% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of couples without children was 20.9% compared to 23.5% in Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Rockbank increased by 526 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Rockbank between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+245 households)
- Couples without children (+125 households)
- Lone person (+108 households)