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Growth North

Household type

In Growth North, 52.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.2% in Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean.

Growth North'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, Growth North'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
Growth North - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean %Number%Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean %2001 to 2021
Couples with children4,38152.543.212652.240.8+4,255
Couples without children1,60919.330.06728.028.5+1,541
One parent families7719.27.7135.47.9+758
Other families1001.2--10.60.9+99
Group household1772.11.431.33.2+174
Lone person96711.611.4229.515.6+944
Other not classifiable household3093.74.173.01.7+302
Visitor only households240.32.30--1.3+24
Total households8,338100.0100.0242100.0100.0+8,096
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Growth North in 2021 compared to Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 52.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.2% were one-parent families, compared with 43.2% and 7.7% respectively for Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 11.6% compared to 11.4% in Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean while the proportion of couples without children was 19.3% compared to 30.0% in Humevale - Kinglake West - Yan Yean.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Growth North increased by 8,096 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Growth North between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+4,255 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,541 households)
  • Lone person (+944 households)
  • One parent families (+758 households)

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