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St Leonards - Indented Head

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In St Leonards - Indented Head, 15.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.3% in the City of Greater Geelong.

St Leonards - Indented Head'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, St Leonards - Indented Head'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
St Leonards - Indented Head - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Greater Geelong %Number%City of Greater Geelong %1996 to 2021
Couples with children37215.927.318819.934.9+183
Couples without children89738.226.638040.024.9+517
One parent families1737.410.6576.110.4+115
Other families261.11.080.91.0+18
Group household522.23.6141.53.3+38
Lone person64927.726.527428.923.8+375
Other not classifiable household1034.43.360.60.8+97
Visitor only households753.21.1202.10.9+55
Total households2,347100.0100.0949100.0100.0+1,397
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in St Leonards - Indented Head in 2021 compared to the City of Greater Geelong shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 15.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.4% were one-parent families, compared with 27.3% and 10.6% respectively for the City of Greater Geelong.

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 27.7% compared to 26.5% in the City of Greater Geelong while the proportion of couples without children was 38.2% compared to 26.6% in the City of Greater Geelong.

Emerging groups

The number of households in St Leonards - Indented Head increased by 1,398 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in St Leonards - Indented Head between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+517 households)
  • Lone person (+375 households)
  • Couples with children (+183 households)
  • One parent families (+115 households)

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