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Urban Bendigo

Household type

In Urban Bendigo, 24.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 25.3% in Bendigo SA4.

Urban Bendigo'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, Urban Bendigo'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
Urban Bendigo - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Bendigo SA4 %Number%Bendigo SA4 %2016 to 2021
Couples with children10,07124.825.39,13125.026.5+939
Couples without children10,09124.827.08,88424.326.2+1,207
One parent families5,10212.610.84,44512.210.6+657
Other families4481.11.03801.00.9+68
Group household1,4043.53.01,5234.23.4-119
Lone person11,72128.927.410,08727.626.0+1,633
Other not classifiable household1,4643.64.41,7214.75.1-257
Visitor only households3170.81.13551.01.2-38
Total households40,618100.0100.036,529100.0100.0+4,089
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 Urban Bendigo in 2021 compared to Bendigo SA4 shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.6% were one-parent families, compared with 25.3% and 10.8% respectively for Bendigo SA4.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 28.9% compared to 27.4% in Bendigo SA4 while the proportion of couples without children was 24.8% compared to 27.0% in Bendigo SA4.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Urban Bendigo increased by 4,089 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Urban Bendigo between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,633 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,207 households)
  • Couples with children (+939 households)
  • One parent families (+657 households)

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