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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the Shire of Cardinia , 38.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 45.4% in the City of Casey .
The Shire of Cardinia '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 Shire of Cardinia '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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Shire of Cardinia - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Households by type | Number | % | City of Casey % | Number | % | City of Casey % | 2016 to 2021 |
Couples with children | 15,872 | 38.3 | 45.4 | 12,572 | 38.5 | 45.1 | +3,300 |
Couples without children | 9,981 | 24.1 | 20.7 | 7,844 | 24.0 | 20.9 | +2,137 |
One parent families | 4,823 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 3,850 | 11.8 | 11.8 | +973 |
Other families | 389 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 278 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +111 |
Group household | 886 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 706 | 2.2 | 2.2 | +180 |
Lone person | 7,659 | 18.5 | 15.0 | 5,775 | 17.7 | 14.6 | +1,884 |
Other not classifiable household | 1,590 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1,475 | 4.5 | 3.9 | +115 |
Visitor only households | 190 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 170 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +20 |
Total households | 41,390 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 32,670 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,720 |
Analysis of the household/family types in the Shire of Cardinia in 2021 compared to the City of Casey shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.7% were one-parent families, compared with 45.4% and 11.6% respectively for the City of Casey .
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.5% compared to 15.0% in the City of Casey while the proportion of couples without children was 24.1% compared to 20.7% in the City of Casey .
The number of households in Shire of Cardinia increased by 8,720 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in the Shire of Cardinia between 2016 and 2021 were:
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