Bass Coast Shire
Age groups - Household type
In Bass Coast Shire, 78.5% of children aged 0 to 4 years were in couples with children households.
Bass Coast Shire's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.
People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?
To continue building the story, Bass Coast Shire's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Children aged 0 to 4 years, counted in private dwellings
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Coast Shire - 0 to 4 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Australia | Number | % | Australia | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Couples with children | 1,452 | 78.5 | 82.5 | 1,400 | 78.4 | 81.1 | +52 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -13 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 252 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 225 | 12.6 | 13.5 | +27 | 19502 |
| Other families | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 19503 |
| Group household | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -3 | 19505 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 129 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 127 | 7.1 | 4.0 | +2 | 19507 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 1,850 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,785 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +65 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of children aged 0 to 4 years in Bass Coast Shire in 2021 compared to Australia, shows that there was a lower proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 78.5% of children aged 0 to 4 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 13.6% were in one-parent families, compared with 82.5% and 12.3% respectively for Australia.
There was a similar proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in lone person households and a similar proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in lone person households was 0.4% compared to 0.3% in Australia while the proportion of couples without children was 0.5% compared to 0.6% in Australia.
Emerging groups
The number of children aged 0 to 4 years in households in Bass Coast Shire increased by 65 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest change in family/household types for children aged 0 to 4 years in Bass Coast Shire between 2011 and 2021 was:
- Couples with children (+52 persons)