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The Hills Shire CouncilCommunity profile

In Box Hill, 58.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 52.1% in The Hills Shire.

Box Hill'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, Box Hill'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
Box Hill - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%The Hills Shire %Number%The Hills Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,16658.552.110042.853.1+1,066
Couples without children45422.823.45925.522.8+394
One parent families1638.28.52711.88.2+135
Other families160.80.721.10.8+14
Group household281.41.452.11.5+23
Lone person1306.511.93214.111.1+97
Other not classifiable household351.81.762.72.0+29
Visitor only households0--0.30--0.50
Total households1,992100.0100.0234100.0100.0+1,758
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 Box Hill in 2021 compared to The Hills Shire shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 58.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.2% were one-parent families, compared with 52.1% and 8.5% respectively for The Hills Shire.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 6.5% compared to 11.9% in The Hills Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 22.8% compared to 23.4% in The Hills Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Box Hill increased by 1,758 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Box Hill between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,066 households)
  • Couples without children (+394 households)
  • One parent families (+135 households)
  • Lone person (+97 households)

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