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Mornington Peninsula ShireCommunity profile

Bittern - Crib Point

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In Bittern - Crib Point, 29.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.2% in Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Bittern - Crib Point'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, Bittern - Crib Point'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
Bittern - Crib Point - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children87429.426.281932.027.8+54
Couples without children87229.329.666926.128.6+202
One parent families33411.29.830511.910.1+28
Other families230.80.7170.70.6+6
Group household471.61.7632.51.9-17
Lone person72924.525.755221.625.5+176
Other not classifiable household872.93.71234.83.9-36
Visitor only households110.42.6110.41.50
Total households2,977100.0100.02,562100.0100.0+415
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 Bittern - Crib Point in 2021 compared to Mornington Peninsula Shire shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.2% were one-parent families, compared with 26.2% and 9.8% respectively for Mornington Peninsula Shire.

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 24.5% compared to 25.7% in Mornington Peninsula Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 29.3% compared to 29.6% in Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bittern - Crib Point increased by 415 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Bittern - Crib Point between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+202 households)
  • Lone person (+176 households)
  • Couples with children (+54 households)

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