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Bentleigh East

Household type

In Bentleigh East, 41.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 38.7% in Tucker Ward.

Bentleigh East'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, Bentleigh East'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
Bentleigh East - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Tucker Ward %Number%Tucker Ward %1996 to 2021
Couples with children4,56441.238.72,93834.233.7+1,626
Couples without children2,40621.722.02,49829.127.5-92
One parent families1,26011.410.98279.69.4+433
Other families1191.11.11211.41.6-2
Group household2392.22.63033.53.7-64
Lone person2,22220.121.91,77920.722.6+443
Other not classifiable household2192.02.3780.91.0+141
Visitor only households440.40.5500.60.6-6
Total households11,073100.0100.08,596100.0100.0+2,477
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 Bentleigh East in 2021 compared to Tucker Ward shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.4% were one-parent families, compared with 38.7% and 10.9% respectively for Tucker Ward.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 20.1% compared to 21.9% in Tucker Ward while the proportion of couples without children was 21.7% compared to 22.0% in Tucker Ward.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bentleigh East increased by 2,477 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Bentleigh East between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,626 households)
  • Lone person (+443 households)
  • One parent families (+433 households)
  • Couples without children (-92 households)

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