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In Harkness, 41.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 44.8% in the City of Melton.

Harkness'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, Harkness'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
Harkness - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,66541.544.81,11838.443.4+547
Couples without children68017.018.959920.619.8+80
One parent families66416.613.144515.313.2+219
Other families280.71.0260.91.1+1
Group household771.91.9993.42.2-22
Lone person64316.015.742914.715.3+213
Other not classifiable household2355.94.31856.44.8+50
Visitor only households180.40.380.30.4+9
Total households4,010100.0100.02,913100.0100.0+1,096
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 Harkness in 2021 compared to the City of Melton shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 16.6% were one-parent families, compared with 44.8% and 13.1% respectively for the City of Melton.

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 16.0% compared to 15.7% in the City of Melton while the proportion of couples without children was 17.0% compared to 18.9% in the City of Melton.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Harkness increased by 1,097 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Harkness between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+547 households)
  • One parent families (+219 households)
  • Lone person (+213 households)
  • Couples without children (+80 households)

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