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Yarra Ranges CouncilCommunity profile

Healesville - Yarra Glen

Household type

In Healesville - Yarra Glen, 29.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 35.2% in Yarra Ranges Council.

Healesville - Yarra Glen'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, Healesville - Yarra Glen'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
Healesville - Yarra Glen - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Yarra Ranges Council %Number%Yarra Ranges Council %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,61129.535.21,57630.335.8+35
Couples without children1,61229.527.11,42827.526.2+184
One parent families58610.710.956210.811.2+24
Other families310.60.8260.50.8+5
Group household1051.92.01032.02.0+3
Lone person1,26423.120.61,23923.820.0+25
Other not classifiable household1953.62.82174.23.5-22
Visitor only households631.20.7490.90.6+14
Total households5,470100.0100.05,202100.0100.0+268
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 Healesville - Yarra Glen in 2021 compared to Yarra Ranges Council shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% were one-parent families, compared with 35.2% and 10.9% respectively for Yarra Ranges Council.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.1% compared to 20.6% in Yarra Ranges Council while the proportion of couples without children was 29.5% compared to 27.1% in Yarra Ranges Council.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Healesville - Yarra Glen increased by 268 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Healesville - Yarra Glen between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+184 households)

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