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Point Cook - South

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In Point Cook - South, 62.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 55.0% in Truganina - South West.

Point Cook - South'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, Point Cook - South'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
Point Cook - South - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Truganina - South West %Number%Truganina - South West %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,59162.655.02,55757.053.4+1,034
Couples without children75513.214.483018.519.1-75
One parent families5369.49.63678.29.3+169
Other families520.91.2400.90.9+12
Group household1342.34.31152.63.0+19
Lone person4798.49.63928.710.0+87
Other not classifiable household1602.85.71523.44.2+8
Visitor only households250.40.3340.80.1-9
Total households5,732100.0100.04,487100.0100.0+1,245
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 Point Cook - South in 2021 compared to Truganina - South West shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 62.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 55.0% and 9.6% respectively for Truganina - South West.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 8.4% compared to 9.6% in Truganina - South West while the proportion of couples without children was 13.2% compared to 14.4% in Truganina - South West.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Point Cook - South increased by 1,245 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Point Cook - South between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,034 households)
  • One parent families (+169 households)
  • Lone person (+87 households)
  • Couples without children (-75 households)

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