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City of Merri-bek

Household type

In the City of Merri-bek, 26.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.1% in Greater Melbourne.

The City of Merri-bek'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 Merri-bek'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 Merri-bek - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Couples with children18,33326.033.117,50827.133.5+825
Couples without children16,86023.923.515,00723.222.9+1,853
One parent families6,0578.610.25,5258.510.1+532
Other families1,0901.51.21,1471.81.4-57
Group household5,4747.74.15,5068.54.7-32
Lone person20,05828.423.716,51725.522.0+3,541
Other not classifiable household2,2503.23.43,0444.74.5-794
Visitor only households5140.70.74210.70.9+93
Total households70,636100.0100.064,675100.0100.0+5,961
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 Merri-bek in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.6% were one-parent families, compared with 33.1% and 10.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 28.4% compared to 23.7% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of couples without children was 23.9% compared to 23.5% in Greater Melbourne.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Merri-bek increased by 5,961 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+3,541 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,853 households)
  • Couples with children (+825 households)
  • One parent families (+532 households)

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