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In Point Cook, 54.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 52.9% in Harrison Ward.

Point Cook'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'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 - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Harrison Ward %Number%Harrison Ward %2016 to 2021
Couples with children11,32354.252.98,49854.252.5+2,825
Couples without children3,73317.917.83,03019.319.8+702
One parent families2,12110.19.71,4189.19.4+703
Other families1920.91.21511.01.1+41
Group household5372.63.33622.32.4+174
Lone person2,23010.710.91,5199.710.4+711
Other not classifiable household6933.33.85703.63.8+123
Visitor only households770.40.41170.70.6-40
Total households20,906100.0100.015,667100.0100.0+5,238
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 in 2021 compared to Harrison Ward shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 54.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.1% were one-parent families, compared with 52.9% and 9.7% respectively for Harrison Ward.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 10.7% compared to 10.9% in Harrison Ward while the proportion of couples without children was 17.9% compared to 17.8% in Harrison Ward.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Point Cook increased by 5,239 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+2,825 households)
  • Lone person (+711 households)
  • One parent families (+703 households)
  • Couples without children (+702 households)

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