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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Rural Balance, 39.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 48.4% in Mernda.
Rural Balance'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, Rural Balance'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)?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Rural Balance in 2021 compared to Mernda shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 39.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.1% were one-parent families, compared with 48.4% and 13.3% respectively for Mernda.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 12.5% compared to 14.0% in Mernda while the proportion of couples without children was 29.0% compared to 19.2% in Mernda.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Rural Balance decreased by 39 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Rural Balance between 2016 and 2021.
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