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Mount Waverley

Household type

In Mount Waverley, 39.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 35.2% in the City of Monash.

Mount Waverley'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, Mount Waverley'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
Mount Waverley - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Monash %Number%City of Monash %2016 to 2021
Couples with children5,11539.935.24,69538.536.0+420
Couples without children3,03623.724.12,92924.023.6+107
One parent families1,30710.29.81,1889.79.6+119
Other families1641.31.61771.51.7-13
Group household4673.65.64253.56.1+42
Lone person2,39918.720.42,33319.118.9+66
Other not classifiable household2762.22.73412.83.3-65
Visitor only households690.50.61070.90.9-38
Total households12,833100.0100.012,195100.0100.0+638
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 Mount Waverley 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 similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 39.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.2% 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 similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.7% compared to 20.4% in the City of Monash while the proportion of couples without children was 23.7% compared to 24.1% in the City of Monash.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mount Waverley increased by 638 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+420 households)
  • One parent families (+119 households)
  • Couples without children (+107 households)
  • Lone person (+66 households)

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