City of Wodonga
Household type
In the City of Wodonga, 26.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.6% in Regional VIC.
The City of Wodonga'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, the City of Wodonga's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
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| City of Wodonga - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Regional VIC % | Number | % | Regional VIC % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 4,597 | 26.9 | 24.6 | 4,173 | 27.6 | 25.3 | +424 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 4,392 | 25.7 | 28.0 | 3,906 | 25.8 | 27.1 | +486 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 2,170 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 1,879 | 12.4 | 10.1 | +291 | 19502 |
| Other families | 163 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 128 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +35 | 19503 |
| Group household | 437 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 446 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -9 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 4,603 | 26.9 | 27.5 | 3,723 | 24.6 | 27.0 | +880 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 582 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 695 | 4.6 | 5.2 | -113 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 140 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 173 | 1.1 | 1.6 | -33 | 19507 |
| Total households | 17,084 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15,123 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,961 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Wodonga in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.7% were one-parent families, compared with 24.6% and 10.1% respectively for Regional VIC.
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 26.9% compared to 27.5% in Regional VIC while the proportion of couples without children was 25.7% compared to 28.0% in Regional VIC.
Emerging groups
The number of households in City of Wodonga increased by 1,961 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Wodonga between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+880 households)
- Couples without children (+486 households)
- Couples with children (+424 households)
- One parent families (+291 households)