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Pakenham - North East

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In Pakenham - North East, 32.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 41.1% in Interface councils.

Pakenham - North East'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, Pakenham - North East'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
Pakenham - North East - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Interface councils %Number%Interface councils %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,01532.341.184531.341.0+169
Couples without children78124.922.268525.422.4+95
One parent families41213.111.634712.911.8+65
Other families270.91.1150.61.0+11
Group household792.52.3853.22.2-7
Lone person71122.617.455420.517.0+156
Other not classifiable household1103.53.71626.04.0-53
Visitor only households50.20.620.10.6+2
Total households3,140100.0100.02,700100.0100.0+439
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 Pakenham - North East in 2021 compared to Interface councils shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.1% were one-parent families, compared with 41.1% and 11.6% respectively for Interface councils.

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 22.6% compared to 17.4% in Interface councils while the proportion of couples without children was 24.9% compared to 22.2% in Interface councils.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Pakenham - North East increased by 440 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Pakenham - North East between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+169 households)
  • Lone person (+156 households)
  • Couples without children (+95 households)
  • One parent families (+65 households)

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