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In Mount Eliza, 42.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.8% in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat.

Mount Eliza'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 Eliza'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
Mount Eliza - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat %Number%Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,75442.727.82,60742.332.4+147
Couples without children1,88629.334.81,75928.534.9+127
One parent families4867.56.04417.26.7+45
Other families150.20.4270.4---12
Group household651.01.2711.21.4-6
Lone person1,05816.419.01,05517.117.3+3
Other not classifiable household1372.15.11652.75.4-28
Visitor only households430.75.8370.62.0+6
Total households6,444100.0100.06,162100.0100.0+282
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mount Eliza in 2021 compared to Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 42.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.5% were one-parent families, compared with 27.8% and 6.0% respectively for Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat.

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 16.4% compared to 19.0% in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat while the proportion of couples without children was 29.3% compared to 34.8% in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mount Eliza increased by 282 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mount Eliza between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+147 households)
  • Couples without children (+127 households)

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