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In Burwood, 24.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.1% in the City of Whitehorse.

Burwood'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, Burwood'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
Burwood - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Whitehorse %Number%City of Whitehorse %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,14224.433.11,07523.934.5+67
Couples without children1,00721.523.887819.523.0+129
One parent families47910.39.74209.39.5+59
Other families922.01.4982.21.4-6
Group household4439.54.658713.05.0-144
Lone person1,32328.324.41,23327.423.1+90
Other not classifiable household1603.42.51573.52.6+3
Visitor only households270.60.6591.30.9-32
Total households4,673100.0100.04,507100.0100.0+166
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 Burwood in 2021 compared to the City of Whitehorse shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.3% were one-parent families, compared with 33.1% and 9.7% respectively for the City of Whitehorse.

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 28.3% compared to 24.4% in the City of Whitehorse while the proportion of couples without children was 21.5% compared to 23.8% in the City of Whitehorse.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Burwood increased by 166 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Group household (-144 households)
  • Couples without children (+129 households)
  • Lone person (+90 households)
  • Couples with children (+67 households)

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