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Ashwood - Burwood

Household type

In Ashwood - Burwood, 33.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.9% in Glen Waverley.

Ashwood - Burwood'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, Ashwood - Burwood'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
Ashwood - Burwood - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Glen Waverley %Number%Glen Waverley %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,26033.140.91,11131.142.2+149
Couples without children84722.323.375021.023.2+97
One parent families41110.810.437210.410.4+39
Other families511.31.1591.71.5-8
Group household1744.63.41865.23.3-12
Lone person93224.517.686124.116.5+71
Other not classifiable household1052.82.62075.82.1-102
Visitor only households260.70.7210.60.9+5
Total households3,806100.0100.03,567100.0100.0+239
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 Ashwood - Burwood in 2021 compared to Glen Waverley shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.8% were one-parent families, compared with 40.9% and 10.4% respectively for Glen Waverley.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.5% compared to 17.6% in Glen Waverley while the proportion of couples without children was 22.3% compared to 23.3% in Glen Waverley.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ashwood - Burwood increased by 239 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Ashwood - Burwood between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+149 households)
  • Couples without children (+97 households)
  • Lone person (+71 households)

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