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Cowes - Ventnor and District

Household type

In Cowes - Ventnor and District, 16.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 15.9% in Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson.

Cowes - Ventnor and District'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, Cowes - Ventnor and District'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
Cowes - Ventnor and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson %Number%Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson %2006 to 2021
Couples with children62416.515.938718.519.3+236
Couples without children1,23632.626.866431.728.0+572
One parent families3208.510.81718.29.7+148
Other families170.40.5180.90.7-1
Group household852.22.6422.02.3+43
Lone person1,17431.037.163930.536.3+535
Other not classifiable household1493.93.81205.72.7+29
Visitor only households1814.82.5532.51.0+128
Total households3,786100.0100.02,096100.0100.0+1,690
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 Cowes - Ventnor and District in 2021 compared to Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.5% were one-parent families, compared with 15.9% and 10.8% respectively for Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson.

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 31.0% compared to 37.1% in Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson while the proportion of couples without children was 32.6% compared to 26.8% in Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Cowes - Ventnor and District increased by 1,690 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Cowes - Ventnor and District between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+572 households)
  • Lone person (+535 households)
  • Couples with children (+236 households)
  • One parent families (+148 households)

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