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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 24.3% in Palmyra.

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.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

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)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Palmyra %Number%Palmyra %2016 to 2021
Couples with children13,46534.024.312,65933.924.6+806
Couples without children10,66126.922.19,78726.221.7+874
One parent families3,6079.110.73,3689.010.7+239
Other families4231.11.04931.31.2-70
Group household1,0492.63.51,1193.03.6-70
Lone person9,36823.735.38,42222.532.9+946
Other not classifiable household7311.82.41,2403.34.7-509
Visitor only households2870.70.62950.80.6-8
Total households39,591100.0100.037,383100.0100.0+2,208
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 the City of Melville in 2021 compared to Palmyra shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower 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 24.3% and 10.7% respectively for Palmyra.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.7% compared to 35.3% in Palmyra while the proportion of couples without children was 26.9% compared to 22.1% in Palmyra.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Melville increased by 2,208 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Melville between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+946 households)
  • Couples without children (+874 households)
  • Couples with children (+806 households)
  • One parent families (+239 households)

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