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Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas

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In Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas, 24.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 58.4% in Truganina - South East.

Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas'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, Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas'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
Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Truganina - South East %Number%Truganina - South East %2016 to 2021
Couples with children34424.258.428727.449.5+57
Couples without children40828.817.432130.726.2+86
One parent families1057.47.0605.75.1+45
Other families80.61.5111.10.9-3
Group household312.23.7242.32.9+7
Lone person39928.18.822321.410.2+175
Other not classifiable household1107.83.0949.04.3+16
Visitor only households141.00.2252.40.9-11
Total households1,419100.0100.01,046100.0100.0+372
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 Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas in 2021 compared to Truganina - South East shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.4% 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 higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 28.1% compared to 8.8% in Truganina - South East while the proportion of couples without children was 28.8% compared to 17.4% in Truganina - South East.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas increased by 373 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+175 households)
  • Couples without children (+86 households)
  • Couples with children (+57 households)

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