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Heathcote and District

Household type

In Heathcote and District, 14.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.0% in the City of Greater Bendigo.

Heathcote 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, Heathcote 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
Heathcote and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Greater Bendigo %Number%City of Greater Bendigo %2016 to 2021
Couples with children29214.426.028216.126.1+10
Couples without children65132.125.957432.725.3+76
One parent families1497.411.61458.311.5+4
Other families281.41.1161.01.1+11
Group household653.23.2553.23.8+9
Lone person62931.027.352730.026.3+102
Other not classifiable household1617.94.11216.94.8+39
Visitor only households512.50.9311.81.1+20
Total households2,026100.0100.01,755100.0100.0+271
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Heathcote and District in 2021 compared to the City of Greater Bendigo shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.4% were one-parent families, compared with 26.0% and 11.6% respectively for the City of Greater Bendigo.

There were a higher 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 27.3% in the City of Greater Bendigo while the proportion of couples without children was 32.1% compared to 25.9% in the City of Greater Bendigo.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Heathcote and District increased by 271 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Heathcote and District between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+102 households)
  • Couples without children (+76 households)

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