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In Mossfiel, 29.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 46.4% in the City of Wyndham.

Mossfiel'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, Mossfiel'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
Mossfiel - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Wyndham %Number%City of Wyndham %1991 to 2021
Couples with children80429.246.41,48961.356.4-685
Couples without children61722.419.043718.019.9+180
One parent families37013.411.01948.08.2+176
Other families401.51.3180.70.9+22
Group household1023.73.2421.72.1+60
Lone person69225.114.52048.410.2+488
Other not classifiable household1174.34.3371.51.8+80
Visitor only households100.40.470.30.6+3
Total households2,752100.0100.02,428100.0100.0+324
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 Mossfiel in 2021 compared to the City of Wyndham shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.4% were one-parent families, compared with 46.4% and 11.0% respectively for the City of Wyndham.

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 25.1% compared to 14.5% in the City of Wyndham while the proportion of couples without children was 22.4% compared to 19.0% in the City of Wyndham.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mossfiel increased by 324 between 1991 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (-685 households)
  • Lone person (+488 households)
  • Couples without children (+180 households)
  • One parent families (+176 households)

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