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Sandringham - Dolls Point

Household type

In Sandringham - Dolls Point, 23.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.8% in Bayside Council area.

Sandringham - Dolls Point'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, Sandringham - Dolls Point'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
Sandringham - Dolls Point - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Bayside Council area %Number%Bayside Council area %2001 to 2021
Couples with children31023.928.821319.133.6+97
Couples without children31023.924.727224.421.0+38
One parent families1229.49.6918.210.9+31
Other families80.61.8171.61.8-10
Group household382.96.2433.93.8-6
Lone person42832.924.041136.923.4+16
Other not classifiable household755.84.3544.94.6+21
Visitor only households80.60.6111.00.9-3
Total households1,299100.0100.01,115100.0100.0+183
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Sandringham - Dolls Point in 2021 compared to Bayside Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 28.8% and 9.6% respectively for Bayside Council area.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 32.9% compared to 24.0% in Bayside Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 23.9% compared to 24.7% in Bayside Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Sandringham - Dolls Point increased by 184 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Sandringham - Dolls Point between 2001 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (+97 households)

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