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Malvern - Armadale Activity Centre Catchment

Household type

In Malvern - Armadale Activity Centre Catchment, 22.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.5% in the City of Stonnington.

Malvern - Armadale Activity Centre Catchment'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, Malvern - Armadale Activity Centre Catchment'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
Malvern - Armadale Activity Centre Catchment - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Stonnington %Number%City of Stonnington %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,68022.618.51,76725.119.5-88
Couples without children1,89725.525.31,67523.825.0+221
One parent families5176.95.94586.55.5+58
Other families871.21.31011.41.6-15
Group household3735.06.94516.48.9-79
Lone person2,63935.437.32,18631.031.7+453
Other not classifiable household1762.43.83284.76.3-153
Visitor only households771.01.1751.11.5+2
Total households7,446100.0100.07,045100.0100.0+400
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 Malvern - Armadale Activity Centre Catchment in 2021 compared to the City of Stonnington shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.9% were one-parent families, compared with 18.5% and 5.9% respectively for the City of Stonnington.

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 35.4% compared to 37.3% in the City of Stonnington while the proportion of couples without children was 25.5% compared to 25.3% in the City of Stonnington.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Malvern - Armadale Activity Centre Catchment increased by 401 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Malvern - Armadale Activity Centre Catchment between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+453 households)
  • Couples without children (+221 households)
  • Couples with children (-88 households)
  • Group household (-79 households)

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