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Mornington Peninsula ShireCommunity profile

Seawinds Ward

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In Seawinds Ward, 20.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 27.8% in Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Seawinds Ward'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, Seawinds Ward'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
Seawinds Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20162001Change
Households by typeNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2001 to 2016
Couples with children2,92020.427.82,43720.429.8+483
Couples without children4,33930.328.63,88932.529.1+450
One parent families1,43610.010.11,1189.49.9+319
Other families780.50.6770.60.7+1
Group household3302.31.92552.12.1+75
Lone person4,41230.825.53,60530.123.8+807
Other not classifiable household5303.73.94153.53.3+116
Visitor only households2872.01.51611.31.3+126
Total households14,335100.0100.011,957100.0100.0+2,378
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Seawinds Ward in 2016 compared to Mornington Peninsula Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 20.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% were one-parent families, compared with 27.8% and 10.1% respectively for Mornington Peninsula Shire.

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 30.8% compared to 25.5% in Mornington Peninsula Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 30.3% compared to 28.6% in Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Seawinds Ward increased by 2,378 between 2001 and 2016.

The largest changes in family/household types in Seawinds Ward between 2001 and 2016 were:

  • Lone person (+807 households)
  • Couples with children (+483 households)
  • Couples without children (+450 households)
  • One parent families (+319 households)

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