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St Leonards - White Hills

Household type

In St Leonards - White Hills, 30.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 25.0% in the City of Ballarat.

St Leonards - White Hills'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, St Leonards - White Hills'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
St Leonards - White Hills - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Ballarat %Number%City of Ballarat %2016 to 2021
Couples with children28430.125.024632.125.7+37
Couples without children27629.324.919525.423.8+81
One parent families13814.612.19512.511.7+42
Other families111.21.060.81.0+5
Group household151.63.7212.84.5-6
Lone person20421.629.016321.328.0+40
Other not classifiable household151.63.3354.64.5-20
Visitor only households0--1.040.50.8-4
Total households943100.0100.0768100.0100.0+175
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 St Leonards - White Hills in 2021 compared to the City of Ballarat shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.6% were one-parent families, compared with 25.0% and 12.1% respectively for the City of Ballarat.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.6% compared to 29.0% in the City of Ballarat while the proportion of couples without children was 29.3% compared to 24.9% in the City of Ballarat.

Emerging groups

The number of households in St Leonards - White Hills increased by 175 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in St Leonards - White Hills between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+81 households)

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