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In Keilor East, 36.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.7% in Niddrie / Essendon West (N).

Keilor East'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, Keilor East'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
Keilor East - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Niddrie / Essendon West (N) %Number%Niddrie / Essendon West (N) %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,06636.943.72,00638.542.2+60
Couples without children1,43925.719.91,37426.420.4+65
One parent families67312.010.460511.610.3+68
Other families571.00.8541.01.3+3
Group household1122.02.1911.72.0+21
Lone person1,10219.720.790617.421.2+196
Other not classifiable household1262.22.31663.22.6-40
Visitor only households260.50.1100.20.0+16
Total households5,601100.0100.05,212100.0100.0+389
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 Keilor East in 2021 compared to Niddrie / Essendon West (N) shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 36.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.0% were one-parent families, compared with 43.7% and 10.4% respectively for Niddrie / Essendon West (N).

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 19.7% compared to 20.7% in Niddrie / Essendon West (N) while the proportion of couples without children was 25.7% compared to 19.9% in Niddrie / Essendon West (N).

Emerging groups

The number of households in Keilor East increased by 389 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+196 households)
  • One parent families (+68 households)
  • Couples without children (+65 households)
  • Couples with children (+60 households)

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