Essendon (N)
Household type
In Essendon (N), 22.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 31.2% in the City of Moonee Valley.
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 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | 1996 to 2016 | |
 Couples with children | 290 | 22.4 | 31.2 | 198 | 23.5 | 35.2 | +92 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 327 | 25.3 | 22.8 | 192 | 22.8 | 21.8 | +135 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 94 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 84 | 10.0 | 9.7 | +10 | 19502 |
| Other families | 19 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 18 | 2.1 | 2.0 | +1 | 19503 |
| Group household | 56 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 44 | 5.2 | 4.2 | +12 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 394 | 30.5 | 24.9 | 291 | 34.6 | 24.8 | +103 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 103 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | +96 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 10 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +2 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,293 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 842 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +451 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 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 the City of Moonee Valley 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 31.2% and 9.3% respectively for the City of Moonee Valley.
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 24.9% in the City of Moonee Valley while the proportion of couples without children was 25.3% compared to 22.8% in the City of Moonee Valley.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Essendon (N) increased by 451 between 1996 and 2016.
The largest changes in family/household types in Essendon (N) between 1996 and 2016 were:
- Couples without children (+135 households)
- Lone person (+103 households)
- Couples with children (+92 households)