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St Kilda West

Household type

In St Kilda West, 16.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 14.8% in the City of Port Phillip.

St Kilda West'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, St Kilda West'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
St Kilda West - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Port Phillip %Number%City of Port Phillip %2016 to 2021
Couples with children24516.314.825515.514.6-11
Couples without children33522.224.736922.424.8-34
One parent families684.55.8573.55.2+10
Other families100.71.0120.81.3-3
Group household775.16.31257.68.1-48
Lone person68245.341.061737.535.2+65
Other not classifiable household674.45.117710.89.0-110
Visitor only households221.51.3291.81.8-8
Total households1,506100.0100.01,645100.0100.0-139
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 St Kilda West in 2021 compared to the City of Port Phillip shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 4.5% were one-parent families, compared with 14.8% and 5.8% respectively for the City of Port Phillip.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 45.3% compared to 41.0% in the City of Port Phillip while the proportion of couples without children was 22.2% compared to 24.7% in the City of Port Phillip.

Emerging groups

The number of households in St Kilda West decreased by 139 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in St Kilda West between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+65 households)

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