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South West Melville

Household type

In South West Melville, 32.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.0% in Murdoch.

South West Melville'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, South West Melville'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
South West Melville - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Murdoch %Number%Murdoch %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,86632.426.02,77233.125.5+94
Couples without children2,52628.534.02,22926.629.0+297
One parent families8719.86.085110.26.0+20
Other families1251.42.01591.92.1-34
Group household3493.94.93324.06.4+17
Lone person1,87321.225.71,63519.521.5+238
Other not classifiable household1802.01.23223.88.5-142
Visitor only households610.70.3670.81.0-6
Total households8,851100.0100.08,367100.0100.0+484
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 South West Melville in 2021 compared to Murdoch shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.8% were one-parent families, compared with 26.0% and 6.0% respectively for Murdoch.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.2% compared to 25.7% in Murdoch while the proportion of couples without children was 28.5% compared to 34.0% in Murdoch.

Emerging groups

The number of households in South West Melville increased by 484 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in South West Melville between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+297 households)
  • Lone person (+238 households)
  • Couples with children (+94 households)

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