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Fairfield - Alphington

Household type

In Fairfield - Alphington, 24.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 11.7% in Abbotsford.

Fairfield - Alphington'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, Fairfield - Alphington'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
Fairfield - Alphington - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Abbotsford %Number%Abbotsford %1996 to 2021
Couples with children33124.411.722726.717.1+103
Couples without children33824.928.214817.419.0+190
One parent families816.03.9718.49.8+10
Other families100.71.3151.82.6-5
Group household644.710.7637.513.3+1
Lone person46033.938.430035.333.8+159
Other not classifiable household654.84.7111.43.1+53
Visitor only households90.71.1131.51.3-4
Total households1,358100.0100.0851100.0100.0+507
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Fairfield - Alphington in 2021 compared to Abbotsford shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.0% were one-parent families, compared with 11.7% and 3.9% respectively for Abbotsford.

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 33.9% compared to 38.4% in Abbotsford while the proportion of couples without children was 24.9% compared to 28.2% in Abbotsford.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Fairfield - Alphington increased by 507 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Fairfield - Alphington between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+190 households)
  • Lone person (+159 households)
  • Couples with children (+103 households)

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