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Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat

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In Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat, 27.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 15.3% in Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo.

Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat'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, Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat'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)?'

Household type
Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo %Number%Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo %2016 to 2021
Couples with children32927.815.333232.422.1-3
Couples without children41134.836.735834.936.3+53
One parent families716.04.6696.76.9+2
Other families50.40.80----+5
Group household141.20.8141.40.50
Lone person22419.022.517717.323.9+47
Other not classifiable household605.16.9555.44.8+5
Visitor only households685.812.4202.05.6+48
Total households1,182100.0100.01,025100.0100.0+157
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 Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat in 2021 compared to Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.0% were one-parent families, compared with 15.3% and 4.6% respectively for Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo.

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 19.0% compared to 22.5% in Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo while the proportion of couples without children was 34.8% compared to 36.7% in Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat increased by 157 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+53 households)

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