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In Mornington, 24.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.4% in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck.

Mornington'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, Mornington'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
Mornington - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck %Number%Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck %2011 to 2021
Couples with children2,60924.118.42,38425.718.6+225
Couples without children3,14429.029.02,50727.130.0+637
One parent families1,15810.711.01,07211.610.9+86
Other families750.70.8540.60.7+21
Group household1941.82.32682.92.7-74
Lone person3,29530.431.52,68629.032.8+609
Other not classifiable household2482.34.42222.43.3+26
Visitor only households1131.02.5710.81.1+42
Total households10,836100.0100.09,264100.0100.0+1,572
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mornington in 2021 compared to Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% were one-parent families, compared with 18.4% and 11.0% respectively for Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 30.4% compared to 31.5% in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck while the proportion of couples without children was 29.0% compared to 29.0% in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mornington increased by 1,572 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mornington between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+637 households)
  • Lone person (+609 households)
  • Couples with children (+225 households)
  • One parent families (+86 households)

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