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City of BanyuleCommunity profile

City of Banyule

Household type

In the City of Banyule, 33.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.7% in Heidelberg West - Bellfield.

The City of Banyule'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 Banyule'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 Banyule - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Heidelberg West - Bellfield %Number%Heidelberg West - Bellfield %2006 to 2021
Couples with children16,40833.522.714,82134.120.6+1,587
Couples without children12,31825.118.810,60224.414.8+1,716
One parent families5,04610.313.54,78411.021.8+262
Other families5081.01.95751.32.2-67
Group household1,4843.07.11,3703.24.7+114
Lone person11,90424.330.39,95822.930.0+1,946
Other not classifiable household1,0842.24.91,1752.75.4-91
Visitor only households2790.60.81990.50.4+80
Total households49,031100.0100.043,484100.0100.0+5,547
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 Banyule in 2021 compared to Heidelberg West - Bellfield shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.3% were one-parent families, compared with 22.7% and 13.5% respectively for Heidelberg West - Bellfield.

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 24.3% compared to 30.3% in Heidelberg West - Bellfield while the proportion of couples without children was 25.1% compared to 18.8% in Heidelberg West - Bellfield.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Banyule increased by 5,547 between 2006 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+1,946 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,716 households)
  • Couples with children (+1,587 households)
  • One parent families (+262 households)

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