Bittern - Crib Point
Household type
In Bittern - Crib Point, 29.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.4% in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck.
Bittern - Crib Point'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, Bittern - Crib Point'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
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| Bittern - Crib Point - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck % | Number | % | Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 874 | 29.4 | 18.4 | 819 | 32.0 | 19.2 | +54 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 872 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 669 | 26.1 | 28.4 | +202 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 334 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 305 | 11.9 | 10.6 | +28 | 19502 |
| Other families | 23 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +6 | 19503 |
| Group household | 47 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 63 | 2.5 | 2.3 | -17 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 729 | 24.5 | 31.5 | 552 | 21.6 | 32.4 | +176 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 87 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 123 | 4.8 | 4.2 | -36 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 11 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0 | 19507 |
| Total households | 2,977 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,562 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +415 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Bittern - Crib Point in 2021 compared to Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.2% were one-parent families, compared with 18.4% and 11.0% respectively for Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.5% compared to 31.5% in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck while the proportion of couples without children was 29.3% compared to 29.0% in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Bittern - Crib Point increased by 415 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Bittern - Crib Point between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+202 households)
- Lone person (+176 households)
- Couples with children (+54 households)