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Clifton Hill

Household type

In Clifton Hill, 25.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 14.5% in the City of Yarra.

Clifton Hill'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, Clifton Hill'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
Clifton Hill - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Yarra %Number%City of Yarra %2016 to 2021
Couples with children69525.514.563724.214.8+58
Couples without children78428.826.868926.125.7+95
One parent families1666.16.01545.86.5+12
Other families291.11.4220.81.6+7
Group household2449.011.129511.212.8-51
Lone person73126.835.163524.129.5+96
Other not classifiable household542.04.01786.87.6-124
Visitor only households210.81.0261.01.5-5
Total households2,724100.0100.02,636100.0100.0+88
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 Clifton Hill in 2021 compared to the City of Yarra shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 25.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.1% were one-parent families, compared with 14.5% and 6.0% respectively for the City of Yarra.

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 26.8% compared to 35.1% in the City of Yarra while the proportion of couples without children was 28.8% compared to 26.8% in the City of Yarra.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Clifton Hill increased by 88 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+96 households)
  • Couples without children (+95 households)
  • Couples with children (+58 households)
  • Group household (-51 households)

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