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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Whittlesea, 41.3% of people aged 55 to 64 years were in couples with children households.
The City of Whittlesea's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.
People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?
To continue building the story, the City of Whittlesea's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
| Household type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Whittlesea - 55 to 64 years | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 9,285 | 41.3 | 38.3 | 7,926 | 41.3 | 36.9 | +1,359 |
| Couples without children | 6,358 | 28.3 | 30.1 | 6,060 | 31.5 | 31.7 | +298 |
| One parent families | 2,885 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 2,060 | 10.7 | 9.8 | +825 |
| Other families | 221 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 161 | 0.8 | 0.9 | +60 |
| Group household | 518 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 366 | 1.9 | 2.4 | +152 |
| Lone person | 2,590 | 11.5 | 14.4 | 1,897 | 9.9 | 13.8 | +693 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 600 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 742 | 3.9 | 4.5 | -142 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 22,457 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19,212 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,245 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 55 to 64 years in the City of Whittlesea in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne, shows that there was a higher proportion of people aged 55 to 64 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 41.3% of people aged 55 to 64 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 12.8% were in one-parent families, compared with 38.3% and 10.8% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
There was a lower proportion of people aged 55 to 64 years in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 55 to 64 years in lone person households was 11.5% compared to 14.4% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of couples without children was 28.3% compared to 30.1% in Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The number of people aged 55 to 64 years in households in City of Whittlesea increased by 3,245 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 55 to 64 years in the City of Whittlesea between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+1,359 persons)
- One parent families (+825 persons)
- Lone person (+693 persons)
- Couples without children (+298 persons)
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