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Scenic Rim Regional Council

Household type

In Scenic Rim Regional Council, 27.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 21.3% in Rathdowney and District.

Scenic Rim Regional Council'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, Scenic Rim Regional Council'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
Scenic Rim Regional Council - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Rathdowney and District %Number%Rathdowney and District %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,48127.221.34,26628.027.1+215
Couples without children5,25231.934.34,67830.730.0+574
One parent families1,73410.57.21,52310.07.7+211
Other families1250.81.11150.80.2+10
Group household3842.32.03592.42.9+25
Lone person3,44320.922.73,09620.321.6+347
Other not classifiable household7654.66.79536.35.9-188
Visitor only households2831.74.52571.74.6+26
Total households16,467100.0100.015,247100.0100.0+1,220
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 Scenic Rim Regional Council in 2021 compared to Rathdowney and District shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.5% were one-parent families, compared with 21.3% and 7.2% respectively for Rathdowney and District.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 20.9% compared to 22.7% in Rathdowney and District while the proportion of couples without children was 31.9% compared to 34.3% in Rathdowney and District.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Scenic Rim Regional Council increased by 1,220 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Scenic Rim Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+574 households)
  • Lone person (+347 households)
  • Couples with children (+215 households)
  • One parent families (+211 households)

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