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In Clayton, 18.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.1% in Ashwood - Burwood.

Clayton'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, Clayton'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
Clayton - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Ashwood - Burwood %Number%Ashwood - Burwood %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,17918.233.11,32321.531.1-144
Couples without children1,41421.822.31,15718.821.0+257
One parent families4767.310.83976.510.4+79
Other families2143.31.31442.31.7+70
Group household1,25419.34.61,40522.95.2-151
Lone person1,59424.624.51,34221.824.1+252
Other not classifiable household2944.52.82674.35.8+27
Visitor only households621.00.71081.80.6-46
Total households6,487100.0100.06,143100.0100.0+344
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 Clayton in 2021 compared to Ashwood - Burwood shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.3% were one-parent families, compared with 33.1% and 10.8% respectively for Ashwood - Burwood.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.6% compared to 24.5% in Ashwood - Burwood while the proportion of couples without children was 21.8% compared to 22.3% in Ashwood - Burwood.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Clayton increased by 344 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+257 households)
  • Lone person (+252 households)
  • Group household (-151 households)
  • Couples with children (-144 households)

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