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Town of Victoria ParkCommunity profile

Victoria Park

Household type

In Victoria Park, 18.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 20.8% in the Town of Victoria Park.

Victoria Park'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, Victoria Park'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
Victoria Park - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Town of Victoria Park %Number%Town of Victoria Park %2016 to 2021
Couples with children80618.220.874418.520.4+62
Couples without children1,17626.625.61,07326.625.6+103
One parent families2475.66.72235.56.8+24
Other families821.91.81062.62.3-24
Group household3347.67.03639.08.0-29
Lone person1,54935.032.91,18729.529.0+362
Other not classifiable household1643.74.12766.86.7-112
Visitor only households621.41.1581.41.1+4
Total households4,420100.0100.04,030100.0100.0+390
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 Victoria Park in 2021 compared to the Town of Victoria Park shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.6% were one-parent families, compared with 20.8% and 6.7% respectively for the Town of Victoria Park.

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 35.0% compared to 32.9% in the Town of Victoria Park while the proportion of couples without children was 26.6% compared to 25.6% in the Town of Victoria Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Victoria Park increased by 390 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Victoria Park between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+362 households)
  • Couples without children (+103 households)
  • Couples with children (+62 households)

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