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In Oakleigh, 30.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.1% in Ashwood - Burwood.

Oakleigh'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, Oakleigh'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
Oakleigh - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Ashwood - Burwood %Number%Ashwood - Burwood %2006 to 2021
Couples with children1,02130.433.191936.030.7+102
Couples without children82124.422.359723.423.7+224
One parent families2998.910.82168.510.4+83
Other families611.81.3461.82.3+15
Group household1775.34.61415.54.6+36
Lone person87526.024.554121.225.4+334
Other not classifiable household902.72.8803.12.6+10
Visitor only households180.50.7150.60.4+3
Total households3,362100.0100.02,555100.0100.0+807
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Oakleigh 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, 30.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.9% were one-parent families, compared with 33.1% and 10.8% respectively for Ashwood - Burwood.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.0% compared to 24.5% in Ashwood - Burwood while the proportion of couples without children was 24.4% compared to 22.3% in Ashwood - Burwood.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Oakleigh increased by 807 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Oakleigh between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+334 households)
  • Couples without children (+224 households)
  • Couples with children (+102 households)
  • One parent families (+83 households)

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