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Point Cook - Williams Landing

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In Point Cook - Williams Landing, 53.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 58.4% in Truganina - South East.

Point Cook - Williams Landing'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 - Williams Landing'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 - Williams Landing - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Truganina - South East %Number%Truganina - South East %1996 to 2021
Couples with children12,05453.958.49950.437.3+11,955
Couples without children3,98617.817.43719.220.3+3,948
One parent families2,2129.97.0136.87.2+2,199
Other families2281.01.531.5--+225
Group household6382.93.742.22.2+634
Lone person2,37410.68.82513.017.4+2,348
Other not classifiable household7863.53.073.65.1+779
Visitor only households960.40.263.210.5+90
Total households22,374100.0100.0196100.0100.0+22,177
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Point Cook - Williams Landing in 2021 compared to Truganina - South East shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 53.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.9% were one-parent families, compared with 58.4% and 7.0% respectively for Truganina - South East.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 10.6% compared to 8.8% in Truganina - South East while the proportion of couples without children was 17.8% compared to 17.4% in Truganina - South East.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Point Cook - Williams Landing increased by 22,178 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Point Cook - Williams Landing between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+11,955 households)
  • Couples without children (+3,948 households)
  • Lone person (+2,348 households)
  • One parent families (+2,199 households)

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