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In Rosebud, 19.5% 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.

Rosebud'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, Rosebud'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
Rosebud - 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 children1,24919.527.81,17420.432.4+75
Couples without children1,73827.134.81,52426.534.9+214
One parent families75911.86.063011.06.7+129
Other families621.00.4360.6--+25
Group household1602.51.21492.61.4+10
Lone person1,98831.019.01,88432.817.3+103
Other not classifiable household3134.95.12524.45.4+61
Visitor only households1372.15.8961.72.0+41
Total households6,406100.0100.05,748100.0100.0+658
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 Rosebud in 2021 compared to Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 19.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.8% 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 higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 31.0% compared to 19.0% in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat while the proportion of couples without children was 27.1% compared to 34.8% in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rosebud increased by 658 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+214 households)
  • One parent families (+129 households)
  • Lone person (+103 households)
  • Couples with children (+75 households)

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