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Southern Grampians ShireCommunity profile

Hamilton (Total)

Household type

In Hamilton (Total), 21.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.5% in Southern Grampians Shire.

Hamilton (Total)'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, Hamilton (Total)'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
Hamilton (Total) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Southern Grampians Shire %Number%Southern Grampians Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children97421.522.596622.924.7+8
Couples without children1,24827.528.71,21728.928.9+31
One parent families4369.68.53959.48.4+41
Other families370.80.8170.40.5+20
Group household932.12.0972.32.1-4
Lone person1,55034.232.31,33731.730.2+212
Other not classifiable household1272.83.61413.43.7-14
Visitor only households651.41.7421.01.5+22
Total households4,530100.0100.04,214100.0100.0+315
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 Hamilton (Total) in 2021 compared to Southern Grampians Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 21.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.6% were one-parent families, compared with 22.5% and 8.5% respectively for Southern Grampians Shire.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 34.2% compared to 32.3% in Southern Grampians Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 27.5% compared to 28.7% in Southern Grampians Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Hamilton (Total) increased by 316 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Hamilton (Total) between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+212 households)

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