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Drysdale - Bellarine

Household type

In Drysdale - Bellarine, 26.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.2% in G21 Region.

Drysdale - Bellarine'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, Drysdale - Bellarine'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
Drysdale - Bellarine - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%G21 Region %Number%G21 Region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children56126.428.251329.928.6+48
Couples without children71333.627.252730.726.0+186
One parent families1868.810.01408.210.4+46
Other families190.90.930.20.9+16
Group household351.63.3311.83.2+4
Lone person55426.125.442825.025.4+126
Other not classifiable household411.93.4623.64.3-21
Visitor only households130.61.6100.61.3+3
Total households2,122100.0100.01,714100.0100.0+408
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 Drysdale - Bellarine in 2021 compared to G21 Region shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.8% were one-parent families, compared with 28.2% and 10.0% respectively for G21 Region.

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 26.1% compared to 25.4% in G21 Region while the proportion of couples without children was 33.6% compared to 27.2% in G21 Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Drysdale - Bellarine increased by 408 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Drysdale - Bellarine between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+186 households)
  • Lone person (+126 households)

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