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In Green Wedge, 28.0% 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.

Green Wedge'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, Green Wedge'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
Green Wedge - 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 children88028.027.893432.132.4-54
Couples without children1,05833.634.898333.834.9+75
One parent families2267.26.01725.96.7+54
Other families220.70.4100.3--+12
Group household431.41.2361.31.4+6
Lone person60519.219.053818.517.3+67
Other not classifiable household1715.45.11756.05.4-4
Visitor only households1434.55.8622.12.0+81
Total households3,148100.0100.02,912100.0100.0+236
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 Green Wedge in 2021 compared to Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.2% 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 similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.2% compared to 19.0% in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat while the proportion of couples without children was 33.6% compared to 34.8% in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Green Wedge increased by 236 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+75 households)
  • Lone person (+67 households)
  • Couples with children (-54 households)
  • One parent families (+54 households)

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