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Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo

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In Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo, 15.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.0% in Green Wedge.

Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo'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, Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo'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
Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Green Wedge %Number%Green Wedge %2016 to 2021
Couples with children14415.328.014722.132.1-3
Couples without children34636.733.624236.333.8+104
One parent families434.67.2466.95.9-3
Other families80.80.70--0.3+8
Group household80.81.430.51.3+5
Lone person21222.519.215923.918.5+53
Other not classifiable household656.95.4324.86.0+33
Visitor only households11712.44.5375.62.1+80
Total households943100.0100.0666100.0100.0+277
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 Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo in 2021 compared to Green Wedge shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 15.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 4.6% were one-parent families, compared with 28.0% and 7.2% respectively for Green Wedge.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 22.5% compared to 19.2% in Green Wedge while the proportion of couples without children was 36.7% compared to 33.6% in Green Wedge.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo increased by 277 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+104 households)
  • Lone person (+53 households)

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