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Newcomb - Moolap

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In Newcomb - Moolap, 16.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.3% in the City of Greater Geelong.

Newcomb - Moolap'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, Newcomb - Moolap'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
Newcomb - Moolap - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Greater Geelong %Number%City of Greater Geelong %2011 to 2021
Couples with children49716.827.351220.528.3-15
Couples without children77726.326.659723.926.0+180
One parent families34211.610.634613.911.5-5
Other families341.21.0321.31.0+1
Group household1234.23.6833.33.3+40
Lone person1,01234.326.586534.626.4+146
Other not classifiable household1454.93.3512.12.4+93
Visitor only households200.71.1130.51.0+7
Total households2,950100.0100.02,503100.0100.0+447
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Newcomb - Moolap 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 higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.6% 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 similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 34.3% compared to 26.5% in the City of Greater Geelong while the proportion of couples without children was 26.3% compared to 26.6% in the City of Greater Geelong.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Newcomb - Moolap increased by 447 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Newcomb - Moolap between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+180 households)
  • Lone person (+146 households)

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