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Frankston City

Household type

In Frankston City, 10.4% of people aged 65 years or more were in couples with children households.

Frankston City's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?

To continue building the story, Frankston City's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Frankston City - 65 years or more20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,21410.414.71,96510.514.6+249
Couples without children9,76445.747.48,39344.946.7+1,371
One parent families1,6787.97.61,3737.37.2+305
Other families2421.11.11941.01.0+48
Group household5262.51.84962.71.7+30
Lone person6,28429.424.55,36328.724.4+921
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households6663.13.09234.94.4-257
Total people in private dwellings21,374100.0100.018,707100.0100.0+2,667
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 65 years or more in Frankston City in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne, shows that there was a lower proportion of people aged 65 years or more in couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 10.4% of people aged 65 years or more were in couple families with child(ren), and 7.9% were in one-parent families, compared with 14.7% and 7.6% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

There was a higher proportion of people aged 65 years or more in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 65 years or more in lone person households was 29.4% compared to 24.5% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of couples without children was 45.7% compared to 47.4% in Greater Melbourne.

Emerging groups

The number of people aged 65 years or more in households in Frankston City increased by 2,667 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 65 years or more in Frankston City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+1,371 persons)
  • Lone person (+921 persons)
  • One parent families (+305 persons)
  • Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (-257 persons)

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