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City of DarebinCommunity profile

In Reservoir, 25.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.1% in the City of Darebin.

Reservoir'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, Reservoir'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
Reservoir - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Darebin %Number%City of Darebin %1991 to 2021
Couples with children5,46225.726.16,35039.333.5-888
Couples without children4,88723.023.23,64222.621.3+1,244
One parent families2,25810.69.11,80011.110.4+458
Other families3721.81.52741.72.0+97
Group household1,0635.06.84682.95.8+595
Lone person6,24329.429.43,18319.723.7+3,059
Other not classifiable household8133.83.03472.22.6+465
Visitor only households1230.60.7790.50.7+44
Total households21,221100.0100.016,147100.0100.0+5,074
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Reservoir in 2021 compared to the City of Darebin shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 25.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.6% were one-parent families, compared with 26.1% and 9.1% respectively for the City of Darebin.

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 29.4% compared to 29.4% in the City of Darebin while the proportion of couples without children was 23.0% compared to 23.2% in the City of Darebin.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Reservoir increased by 5,074 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Reservoir between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+3,059 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,244 households)
  • Couples with children (-888 households)
  • Group household (+595 households)

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