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Riverwalk - Racecourse

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In Riverwalk - Racecourse, 38.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 54.2% in Point Cook.

Riverwalk - Racecourse'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, Riverwalk - Racecourse'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
Riverwalk - Racecourse - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Point Cook %Number%Point Cook %2006 to 2021
Couples with children2,87738.254.21,40940.951.4+1,468
Couples without children1,69622.517.967619.628.0+1,019
One parent families92612.310.149114.36.1+434
Other families1101.50.9260.80.6+84
Group household2132.82.6742.12.1+139
Lone person1,37318.310.763718.57.9+735
Other not classifiable household2984.03.31093.23.4+189
Visitor only households300.40.4210.60.5+9
Total households7,523100.0100.03,446100.0100.0+4,077
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 Riverwalk - Racecourse in 2021 compared to Point Cook shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.3% were one-parent families, compared with 54.2% and 10.1% respectively for Point Cook.

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 18.3% compared to 10.7% in Point Cook while the proportion of couples without children was 22.5% compared to 17.9% in Point Cook.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Riverwalk - Racecourse increased by 4,077 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Riverwalk - Racecourse between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,468 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,019 households)
  • Lone person (+735 households)
  • One parent families (+434 households)

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