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Avondale Heights

Household type

In Avondale Heights, 33.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.0% in Essendon West.

Avondale Heights'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, Avondale Heights'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
Avondale Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Essendon West %Number%Essendon West %1996 to 2021
Couples with children1,57533.939.01,95251.633.2-378
Couples without children1,18925.618.787123.031.5+317
One parent families53711.510.43699.88.0+168
Other families671.40.5411.12.0+26
Group household932.03.3691.82.8+24
Lone person1,04622.524.544111.721.3+604
Other not classifiable household1182.52.6330.90.6+85
Visitor only households250.51.070.20.6+17
Total households4,650100.0100.03,787100.0100.0+863
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 Avondale Heights in 2021 compared to Essendon West shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.5% were one-parent families, compared with 39.0% and 10.4% respectively for Essendon West.

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 22.5% compared to 24.5% in Essendon West while the proportion of couples without children was 25.6% compared to 18.7% in Essendon West.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Avondale Heights increased by 863 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Avondale Heights between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+604 households)
  • Couples with children (-378 households)
  • Couples without children (+317 households)
  • One parent families (+168 households)

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