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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Merri-bek, 17.6% of people aged 65 to 74 years were in couples with children households.
The City of Merri-bek's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.
People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?
To continue building the story, the City of Merri-bek's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
| Household type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Merri-bek - 65 to 74 years | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 1,809 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 1,759 | 19.1 | 17.0 | +50 |
| Couples without children | 4,076 | 39.6 | 49.1 | 3,768 | 40.9 | 50.0 | +308 |
| One parent families | 873 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 759 | 8.2 | 6.3 | +114 |
| Other families | 173 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 151 | 1.6 | 1.0 | +22 |
| Group household | 285 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 206 | 2.2 | 2.0 | +79 |
| Lone person | 2,747 | 26.7 | 19.8 | 2,139 | 23.2 | 19.2 | +608 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 321 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 421 | 4.6 | 4.5 | -100 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 10,284 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,203 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,081 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 65 to 74 years in the City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne, shows that there was a similar proportion of people aged 65 to 74 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 17.6% of people aged 65 to 74 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 8.5% were in one-parent families, compared with 17.8% and 7.0% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
There was a higher proportion of people aged 65 to 74 years in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 65 to 74 years in lone person households was 26.7% compared to 19.8% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of couples without children was 39.6% compared to 49.1% in Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The number of people aged 65 to 74 years in households in City of Merri-bek increased by 1,081 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 65 to 74 years in the City of Merri-bek between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+608 persons)
- Couples without children (+308 persons)
- One parent families (+114 persons)
- Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (-100 persons)
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