Essendon (N)
Household type
In Essendon (N), 22.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 37.5% in North and West Metropolitan Region.
Essendon (N)'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, Essendon (N)'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
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| Essendon (N) - Total households (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | North and West Metropolitan Region % | Number | % | North and West Metropolitan Region % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Couples with children | 290 | 22.4 | 37.5 | 249 | 25.0 | 36.3 | +41 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 327 | 25.3 | 21.1 | 206 | 20.7 | 22.1 | +121 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 94 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 77 | 7.7 | 12.1 | +17 | 19502 |
| Other families | 19 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.5 | +9 | 19503 |
| Group household | 56 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 39 | 3.9 | 3.6 | +17 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 394 | 30.5 | 19.1 | 319 | 32.1 | 19.8 | +75 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 103 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 86 | 8.6 | 3.9 | +17 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 10 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +1 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,293 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 995 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +298 | |
The North and West Metropolitan Region is made up up of the following Local Government areas: Banyule (C), Brimbank (C), Darebin (C), Hobsons Bay (C), Hume (C), Maribyrnong (C), Melbourne (C), Melton (S), Moonee Valley (C), Moreland (C), Nillumbik (S), Whittlesea (C), Wyndham (C) and Yarra (C).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Essendon (N) in 2016 compared to North and West Metropolitan Region shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.3% were one-parent families, compared with 37.5% and 11.8% respectively for North and West Metropolitan Region.
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 30.5% compared to 19.1% in North and West Metropolitan Region while the proportion of couples without children was 25.3% compared to 21.1% in North and West Metropolitan Region.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Essendon (N) increased by 298 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in family/household types in Essendon (N) between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Couples without children (+121 households)
- Lone person (+75 households)