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City of YarraCommunity profile

City of Yarra

Household type

In the City of Yarra, 14.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 12.1% in IMP region.

The City of Yarra'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 Yarra'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
City of Yarra - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%IMP region %Number%IMP region %2006 to 2021
Couples with children6,22614.512.14,72514.911.4+1,501
Couples without children11,46226.825.67,27023.021.9+4,192
One parent families2,5636.05.22,3287.45.3+235
Other families6201.41.67042.22.9-84
Group household4,75511.19.14,29913.612.4+456
Lone person15,02235.138.99,27529.332.4+5,747
Other not classifiable household1,7324.05.52,6508.411.2-918
Visitor only households4291.02.03731.22.5+56
Total households42,809100.0100.031,624100.0100.0+11,185
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Yarra in 2021 compared to IMP region shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.0% were one-parent families, compared with 12.1% and 5.2% respectively for IMP region.

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 35.1% compared to 38.9% in IMP region while the proportion of couples without children was 26.8% compared to 25.6% in IMP region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Yarra increased by 11,185 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Yarra between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+5,747 households)
  • Couples without children (+4,192 households)
  • Couples with children (+1,501 households)
  • Group household (+456 households)

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