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In Truganina, 55.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 47.9% in Point Cook - North East.

Truganina'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, Truganina'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
Truganina - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Point Cook - North East %Number%Point Cook - North East %2016 to 2021
Couples with children5,54355.647.93,08052.252.1+2,463
Couples without children1,61516.220.31,20420.419.7+411
One parent families8228.210.75018.59.8+321
Other families1421.40.7711.20.5+71
Group household4444.52.21652.82.1+279
Lone person8989.014.960410.212.6+294
Other not classifiable household4814.82.92544.33.1+227
Visitor only households320.30.4170.30.1+15
Total households9,977100.0100.05,896100.0100.0+4,081
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 Truganina in 2021 compared to Point Cook - North East shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 55.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.2% were one-parent families, compared with 47.9% and 10.7% respectively for Point Cook - North East.

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 9.0% compared to 14.9% in Point Cook - North East while the proportion of couples without children was 16.2% compared to 20.3% in Point Cook - North East.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Truganina increased by 4,081 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+2,463 households)
  • Couples without children (+411 households)
  • One parent families (+321 households)
  • Lone person (+294 households)

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