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City of Melville

Household type

In the City of Melville, 34.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.5% in Mount Pleasant.

The City of Melville'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, the City of Melville'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
City of Melville - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Mount Pleasant %Number%Mount Pleasant %1996 to 2021
Couples with children13,46534.033.512,05236.228.3+1,413
Couples without children10,66126.930.98,54425.731.5+2,116
One parent families3,6079.16.92,9078.77.2+700
Other families4231.11.15981.82.0-175
Group household1,0492.62.01,3384.04.8-290
Lone person9,36823.722.97,25321.824.5+2,114
Other not classifiable household7311.81.92540.80.6+477
Visitor only households2870.70.83441.01.2-57
Total households39,591100.0100.033,293100.0100.0+6,297
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Melville in 2021 compared to Mount Pleasant shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.1% were one-parent families, compared with 33.5% and 6.9% respectively for Mount Pleasant.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.7% compared to 22.9% in Mount Pleasant while the proportion of couples without children was 26.9% compared to 30.9% in Mount Pleasant.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Melville increased by 6,298 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Melville between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+2,116 households)
  • Lone person (+2,114 households)
  • Couples with children (+1,413 households)
  • One parent families (+700 households)

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