Doncaster Hill
Household type
In Doncaster Hill, 14.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 38.0% in City of Manningham.
Doncaster Hill'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, Doncaster Hill'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Doncaster Hill in 2021 compared to City of Manningham shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.5% were one-parent families, compared with 38.0% and 10.1% respectively for City of Manningham.
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 36.4% compared to 19.7% in City of Manningham while the proportion of couples without children was 28.0% compared to 26.7% in City of Manningham.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Doncaster Hill increased by 818 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Doncaster Hill between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+385 households)
- Couples without children (+229 households)
- One parent families (+90 households)
- Couples with children (+61 households)