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Mount Martha

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In Mount Martha, 36.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 20.3% in Dromana - Safety Beach.

Mount Martha'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 Martha'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)?'

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Mount Martha - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Dromana - Safety Beach %Number%Dromana - Safety Beach %2001 to 2021
Couples with children2,62836.020.31,64338.121.7+984
Couples without children2,18129.933.01,39732.432.8+784
One parent families6458.810.13277.69.2+318
Other families380.50.7170.40.7+21
Group household680.92.1801.92.1-12
Lone person1,46120.026.873417.026.1+727
Other not classifiable household1932.64.3771.85.9+116
Visitor only households921.32.6411.01.6+51
Total households7,306100.0100.04,317100.0100.0+2,988
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mount Martha in 2021 compared to Dromana - Safety Beach shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 36.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.8% were one-parent families, compared with 20.3% and 10.1% respectively for Dromana - Safety Beach.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 20.0% compared to 26.8% in Dromana - Safety Beach while the proportion of couples without children was 29.9% compared to 33.0% in Dromana - Safety Beach.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mount Martha increased by 2,989 between 2001 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+984 households)
  • Couples without children (+784 households)
  • Lone person (+727 households)
  • One parent families (+318 households)

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