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In Mill Park, 38.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.3% in Whittlesea.

Mill Park'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, Mill Park'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
Mill Park - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Whittlesea %Number%Whittlesea %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,99038.533.34,35943.735.0-369
Couples without children2,52624.422.82,17221.822.2+354
One parent families1,27312.313.91,23812.412.4+35
Other families1171.11.21391.40.7-22
Group household2632.51.72252.32.3+38
Lone person1,89318.322.81,51415.222.5+379
Other not classifiable household2592.53.33073.14.6-48
Visitor only households370.40.9320.30.2+5
Total households10,358100.0100.09,986100.0100.0+372
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 Mill Park in 2021 compared to Whittlesea shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.3% were one-parent families, compared with 33.3% and 13.9% respectively for Whittlesea.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.3% compared to 22.8% in Whittlesea while the proportion of couples without children was 24.4% compared to 22.8% in Whittlesea.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mill Park increased by 372 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+379 households)
  • Couples with children (-369 households)
  • Couples without children (+354 households)

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