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In Tootgarook, 22.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.9% in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers.

Tootgarook'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, Tootgarook'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
Tootgarook - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers %Number%Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers %2001 to 2021
Couples with children30222.126.921220.132.0+90
Couples without children36726.833.932130.429.8+46
One parent families16912.46.813312.67.0+36
Other families110.80.5121.10.5-1
Group household312.31.0282.71.3+3
Lone person38528.121.128627.121.4+99
Other not classifiable household614.54.9353.36.5+26
Visitor only households423.14.8292.71.5+13
Total households1,368100.0100.01,056100.0100.0+312
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Tootgarook in 2021 compared to Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.4% were one-parent families, compared with 26.9% and 6.8% respectively for Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 28.1% compared to 21.1% in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers while the proportion of couples without children was 26.8% compared to 33.9% in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tootgarook increased by 312 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Tootgarook between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+99 households)
  • Couples with children (+90 households)

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