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Werribee Central (North)

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In Werribee Central (North), 29.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 55.0% in Truganina - South West.

Werribee Central (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, Werribee Central (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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Werribee Central (North) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Truganina - South West %Number%Truganina - South West %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,10429.355.02,33833.153.4-235
Couples without children1,42319.814.41,33718.919.1+86
One parent families1,05614.79.61,09815.69.3-43
Other families1261.81.2721.00.9+54
Group household2513.54.31982.83.0+53
Lone person1,83125.59.61,59222.510.0+238
Other not classifiable household3444.85.74025.74.2-59
Visitor only households340.50.3240.30.1+10
Total households7,169100.0100.07,064100.0100.0+105
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 Central (North) in 2021 compared to Truganina - South West shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.7% were one-parent families, compared with 55.0% and 9.6% respectively for Truganina - South West.

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 25.5% compared to 9.6% in Truganina - South West while the proportion of couples without children was 19.8% compared to 14.4% in Truganina - South West.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Werribee Central (North) increased by 105 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Werribee Central (North) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+238 households)
  • Couples with children (-235 households)
  • Couples without children (+86 households)
  • Other families (+54 households)

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