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Elsternwick - Gardenvale

Household type

In Elsternwick - Gardenvale, 26.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 38.7% in Tucker Ward.

Elsternwick - Gardenvale'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, Elsternwick - Gardenvale'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
Elsternwick - Gardenvale - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Tucker Ward %Number%Tucker Ward %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,34826.338.71,31627.839.3+32
Couples without children1,25624.522.01,15124.321.3+105
One parent families3587.010.93116.610.5+47
Other families480.91.1541.11.2-6
Group household2494.92.62685.72.8-19
Lone person1,72233.621.91,38629.321.4+336
Other not classifiable household1172.32.31974.23.1-80
Visitor only households280.50.5461.00.6-18
Total households5,126100.0100.04,729100.0100.0+397
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 Elsternwick - Gardenvale in 2021 compared to Tucker Ward shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.0% were one-parent families, compared with 38.7% and 10.9% respectively for Tucker Ward.

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 33.6% compared to 21.9% in Tucker Ward while the proportion of couples without children was 24.5% compared to 22.0% in Tucker Ward.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Elsternwick - Gardenvale increased by 397 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Elsternwick - Gardenvale between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+336 households)
  • Couples without children (+105 households)

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