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Lalor - West

Household type

In Lalor - West, 38.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.1% in Epping.

Lalor - 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, Lalor - 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
Lalor - West - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Epping %Number%Epping %2006 to 2021
Couples with children1,75738.440.11,35442.747.0+403
Couples without children98921.619.281225.619.4+177
One parent families64214.013.748915.515.1+152
Other families611.31.3331.01.0+28
Group household1022.22.5341.11.7+68
Lone person81817.917.438812.313.5+430
Other not classifiable household1824.05.3571.82.2+125
Visitor only households240.50.50--0.2+24
Total households4,575100.0100.03,168100.0100.0+1,406
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Lalor - West in 2021 compared to Epping shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.0% were one-parent families, compared with 40.1% and 13.7% respectively for Epping.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 17.9% compared to 17.4% in Epping while the proportion of couples without children was 21.6% compared to 19.2% in Epping.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Lalor - West increased by 1,407 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Lalor - West between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+430 households)
  • Couples with children (+403 households)
  • Couples without children (+177 households)
  • One parent families (+152 households)

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