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Werribee - Hoppers Crossing

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In Werribee - Hoppers Crossing, 38.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 38.2% in Bellbridge.

Werribee - Hoppers Crossing'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, Werribee - Hoppers Crossing'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
Werribee - Hoppers Crossing - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Bellbridge %Number%Bellbridge %2016 to 2021
Couples with children11,99838.038.211,36539.842.9+632
Couples without children6,42620.322.85,83620.420.5+589
One parent families4,03112.813.53,79913.314.4+231
Other families4401.41.52630.91.2+177
Group household9703.13.07032.51.7+267
Lone person6,22019.717.45,17318.115.8+1,047
Other not classifiable household1,3884.43.31,3214.63.3+67
Visitor only households1180.40.3960.30.2+22
Total households31,591100.0100.028,558100.0100.0+3,032
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Werribee - Hoppers Crossing in 2021 compared to Bellbridge shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.8% were one-parent families, compared with 38.2% and 13.5% respectively for Bellbridge.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.7% compared to 17.4% in Bellbridge while the proportion of couples without children was 20.3% compared to 22.8% in Bellbridge.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Werribee - Hoppers Crossing increased by 3,033 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Werribee - Hoppers Crossing between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,047 households)
  • Couples with children (+632 households)
  • Couples without children (+589 households)
  • Group household (+267 households)

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