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Wheelers Hill

Household type

In Wheelers Hill, 37.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 35.2% in the City of Monash.

Wheelers Hill'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, Wheelers Hill'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
Wheelers Hill - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Monash %Number%City of Monash %1996 to 2021
Couples with children2,81137.635.23,74156.640.5-931
Couples without children2,14028.724.11,37120.824.8+768
One parent families6949.39.85237.99.6+171
Other families731.01.6971.51.8-24
Group household1171.65.61251.94.2-9
Lone person1,43919.320.46499.817.7+790
Other not classifiable household1662.22.7520.80.9+113
Visitor only households290.40.6480.70.6-19
Total households7,469100.0100.06,609100.0100.0+859
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Wheelers Hill in 2021 compared to the City of Monash shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.3% were one-parent families, compared with 35.2% and 9.8% respectively for the City of Monash.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.3% compared to 20.4% in the City of Monash while the proportion of couples without children was 28.7% compared to 24.1% in the City of Monash.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wheelers Hill increased by 860 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Wheelers Hill between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-931 households)
  • Lone person (+790 households)
  • Couples without children (+768 households)
  • One parent families (+171 households)

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