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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Melbourne, 16.5% females were in couples with children households.
The City of Melbourne's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.
Household type is mainly a function of the type of people who live in an area – some areas, such as new housing growth areas, cater more to families, while some have young students, group households or retirees.
The extent to which household type varies by sex is relatively small. Typically, older lone persons are more likely to be female due to longer life expectancy. One-parent families nationwide are approximately 80% female parents, so areas with many one-parent families are likely to show fewer females in couple and other household types proportionally.
To get a clearer picture of the demographics of sexes in the region, Household Type data should be viewed in conjunction with Age Structure.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
| Household type | |||||||
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| City of Melbourne - Total females | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | City of Melbourne - Total population % | Number | % | City of Melbourne - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 11,627 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 9,960 | 15.3 | 15.7 | +1,667 |
| Couples without children | 19,338 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 15,061 | 23.1 | 24.2 | +4,277 |
| One parent families | 4,655 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4,009 | 6.2 | 5.0 | +646 |
| Other families | 2,127 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2,631 | 4.0 | 3.8 | -504 |
| Group household | 11,141 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 15,584 | 23.9 | 23.6 | -4,443 |
| Lone person | 16,295 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 11,254 | 17.3 | 17.2 | +5,041 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 5,097 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6,622 | 10.2 | 10.5 | -1,525 |
| Total persons counted in private dwellings | 70,280 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 65,121 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,159 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of females in the City of Melbourne in 2021 compared to City of Melbourne - Total population shows that there was a similar proportion of females in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 16.5% of females were in couple families with child(ren), and 6.6% were one-parent families, compared with 16.7% and 5.3% respectively for City of Melbourne - Total population.
There were a similar proportion of females in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of females in lone person households was 23.2% compared to 22.8% in City of Melbourne - Total population while the proportion in couples without children was 27.5% compared to 28.5% in City of Melbourne - Total population.
Emerging groups
The number of females in households in City of Melbourne increased by 5,159 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the family/household types of females in the City of Melbourne between 2016 and 2021 weres:
- Lone person (+5,041 females)
- Group household (-4,443 females)
- Couples without children (+4,277 females)
- Couples with children (+1,667 females)
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