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Officer Precinct

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In Officer Precinct, 42.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 45.1% in Nillumbik Shire.

Officer Precinct'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, Officer Precinct'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
Officer Precinct - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Nillumbik Shire %Number%Nillumbik Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,54642.345.135538.547.0+1,191
Couples without children88724.327.027429.724.7+613
One parent families43011.89.59410.29.2+336
Other families310.80.670.80.7+24
Group household712.01.1232.51.2+48
Lone person56115.414.412513.613.8+436
Other not classifiable household1213.31.9384.22.8+83
Visitor only households10.00.440.50.5-3
Total households3,651100.0100.0923100.0100.0+2,728
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 Officer Precinct in 2021 compared to Nillumbik Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 42.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.8% were one-parent families, compared with 45.1% and 9.5% respectively for Nillumbik Shire.

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 15.4% compared to 14.4% in Nillumbik Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 24.3% compared to 27.0% in Nillumbik Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Officer Precinct increased by 2,728 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Officer Precinct between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,191 households)
  • Couples without children (+613 households)
  • Lone person (+436 households)
  • One parent families (+336 households)

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