Caroline Springs
Household type
In Caroline Springs, 50.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2016, compared with 55.5% in Melton East.
Caroline Springs'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, Caroline Springs'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
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| Caroline Springs - Total households (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Melton East % | Number | % | Melton East % | 2001 to 2016 | |
 Couples with children | 3,849 | 50.9 | 55.5 | 426 | 49.2 | 57.7 | +3,423 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 1,302 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 256 | 29.5 | 24.3 | +1,046 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 904 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 53 | 6.2 | 6.7 | +851 | 19502 |
| Other families | 69 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +61 | 19503 |
| Group household | 124 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 17 | 2.1 | 1.2 | +106 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 950 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 87 | 10.0 | 7.6 | +863 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 333 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 16 | 1.9 | 1.6 | +317 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 26 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +24 | 19507 |
| Total households | 7,557 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 866 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,690 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Caroline Springs in 2016 compared to Melton East shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 50.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.0% were one-parent families, compared with 55.5% and 10.8% respectively for Melton East.
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 12.6% compared to 11.0% in Melton East while the proportion of couples without children was 17.2% compared to 17.3% in Melton East.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Caroline Springs increased by 6,691 between 2001 and 2016.
The largest changes in family/household types in Caroline Springs between 2001 and 2016 were:
- Couples with children (+3,423 households)
- Couples without children (+1,046 households)
- Lone person (+863 households)
- One parent families (+851 households)