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Caulfield North - Caulfield East

Household type

In Caulfield North - Caulfield East, 25.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.0% in Ormond.

Caulfield North - Caulfield 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, Caulfield North - Caulfield 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
Caulfield North - Caulfield East - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Ormond %Number%Ormond %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,93025.333.01,83127.534.9+99
Couples without children2,02326.520.91,70925.620.1+314
One parent families4726.29.53915.97.6+81
Other families751.00.8721.11.3+3
Group household5026.64.45328.05.6-30
Lone person2,34030.728.51,72925.926.6+611
Other not classifiable household2232.92.53254.93.3-102
Visitor only households550.70.4771.20.5-22
Total households7,620100.0100.06,666100.0100.0+954
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 Caulfield North - Caulfield East in 2021 compared to Ormond shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 25.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.2% were one-parent families, compared with 33.0% and 9.5% respectively for Ormond.

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 30.7% compared to 28.5% in Ormond while the proportion of couples without children was 26.5% compared to 20.9% in Ormond.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Caulfield North - Caulfield East increased by 954 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Caulfield North - Caulfield East between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+611 households)
  • Couples without children (+314 households)
  • Couples with children (+99 households)
  • One parent families (+81 households)

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