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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Baw Baw Shire, 28.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.1% in Drouin (North).
Baw Baw Shire'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, Baw Baw Shire'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)?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Baw Baw Shire in 2021 compared to Drouin (North) shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.2% were one-parent families, compared with 28.1% and 10.7% respectively for Drouin (North).
There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.3% compared to 24.8% in Drouin (North) while the proportion of couples without children was 29.7% compared to 30.4% in Drouin (North).
Emerging groups
The number of households in Baw Baw Shire increased by 3,804 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Baw Baw Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+1,230 households)
- Couples with children (+1,104 households)
- Lone person (+1,007 households)
- One parent families (+415 households)
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