idc-logo
svg rectangle color
City of WyndhamCommunity profile

Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell

Household type

reset

In Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell, 56.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 45.7% in Chaffey Ward.

Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell'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, Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Chaffey Ward %Number%Chaffey Ward %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,69256.745.73029.445.2+1,662
Couples without children49416.518.43433.319.6+460
One parent families2147.211.176.912.8+207
Other families541.81.50--1.0+54
Group household1173.93.132.92.1+114
Lone person2658.915.31110.814.5+254
Other not classifiable household1434.84.71716.74.5+126
Visitor only households60.20.30--0.3+6
Total households2,985100.0100.0102100.0100.0+2,883
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell in 2021 compared to Chaffey Ward shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 56.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.2% were one-parent families, compared with 45.7% and 11.1% respectively for Chaffey Ward.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 8.9% compared to 15.3% in Chaffey Ward while the proportion of couples without children was 16.5% compared to 18.4% in Chaffey Ward.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell increased by 2,883 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,662 households)
  • Couples without children (+460 households)
  • Lone person (+254 households)
  • One parent families (+207 households)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices.

ABS Data and the copyright in the ABS Data remains the property of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the ABS Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. ABS Data can be accessed from the Australian Bureau of Statistics at www.abs.gov.au. ABS data can be used under license - terms published on ABS website. intermediary.management@abs.gov.au if you have any queries or wish to distribute any ABS data.