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City of Glen EiraCommunity profile

Rosstown Ward

Household type

In Rosstown Ward, 28.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.8% in the City of Glen Eira.

Rosstown Ward'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, Rosstown Ward'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
Rosstown Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Glen Eira %Number%City of Glen Eira %2016 to 2021
Couples with children6,07928.731.86,06830.633.0+10
Couples without children5,11124.224.04,55823.023.0+552
One parent families1,6107.68.51,4027.17.9+207
Other families2641.21.12781.41.3-15
Group household1,0745.14.31,3116.65.3-238
Lone person6,37730.227.35,38127.125.0+996
Other not classifiable household5272.52.56993.53.7-173
Visitor only households1070.50.51310.70.8-25
Total households21,149100.0100.019,833100.0100.0+1,316
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 Rosstown Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Glen Eira shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.6% were one-parent families, compared with 31.8% and 8.5% respectively for the City of Glen Eira.

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 30.2% compared to 27.3% in the City of Glen Eira while the proportion of couples without children was 24.2% compared to 24.0% in the City of Glen Eira.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rosstown Ward increased by 1,316 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Rosstown Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+996 households)
  • Couples without children (+552 households)
  • Group household (-238 households)
  • One parent families (+207 households)

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