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Prahran (West)

Household type

In Prahran (West), 9.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 25.6% in Glen Iris.

Prahran (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, Prahran (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
Prahran (West) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Glen Iris %Number%Glen Iris %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3339.125.63158.926.2+18
Couples without children87723.923.287424.624.4+3
One parent families1403.87.41333.75.9+7
Other families461.31.5681.91.4-22
Group household3168.64.336410.36.3-48
Lone person1,71546.834.71,30036.630.3+415
Other not classifiable household1915.22.444712.64.9-256
Visitor only households461.30.8481.40.5-2
Total households3,664100.0100.03,549100.0100.0+115
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 Prahran (West) in 2021 compared to Glen Iris shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 9.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 3.8% were one-parent families, compared with 25.6% and 7.4% respectively for Glen Iris.

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 46.8% compared to 34.7% in Glen Iris while the proportion of couples without children was 23.9% compared to 23.2% in Glen Iris.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Prahran (West) increased by 115 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Prahran (West) between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+415 households)

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