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In Attadale, 38.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.0% in the City of Melville.

Attadale'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, Attadale'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
Attadale - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Melville %Number%City of Melville %2016 to 2021
Couples with children93038.234.086837.533.9+62
Couples without children66727.426.959825.826.2+69
One parent families1998.29.11868.09.0+13
Other families160.71.1130.61.3+3
Group household401.62.6682.93.0-28
Lone person53221.923.748420.922.5+48
Other not classifiable household331.41.8783.43.3-45
Visitor only households150.60.7200.90.8-5
Total households2,432100.0100.02,315100.0100.0+117
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 Attadale in 2021 compared to the City of Melville shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.2% were one-parent families, compared with 34.0% and 9.1% respectively for the City of Melville.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.9% compared to 23.7% in the City of Melville while the proportion of couples without children was 27.4% compared to 26.9% in the City of Melville.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Attadale increased by 117 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Attadale between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+69 households)
  • Couples with children (+62 households)

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