Ambarvale - Englorie Park
Household type
In Ambarvale - Englorie Park, 30.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 49.0% in Glen Alpine.
Ambarvale - Englorie Park'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, Ambarvale - Englorie Park'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)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambarvale - Englorie Park - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Glen Alpine % | Number | % | Glen Alpine % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 810 | 30.6 | 49.0 | 833 | 33.4 | 53.6 | -24 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 536 | 20.2 | 31.2 | 493 | 19.7 | 27.3 | +43 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 571 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 563 | 22.6 | 9.3 | +7 | 19502 |
| Other families | 51 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 45 | 1.8 | 0.5 | +6 | 19503 |
| Group household | 55 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 58 | 2.3 | 0.6 | -4 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 462 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 356 | 14.3 | 6.8 | +106 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 159 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 146 | 5.8 | 1.9 | +13 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +1 | 19507 |
| Total households | 2,648 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,499 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +149 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Ambarvale - Englorie Park in 2021 compared to Glen Alpine shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 21.6% were one-parent families, compared with 49.0% and 8.9% respectively for Glen Alpine.
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 17.4% compared to 7.6% in Glen Alpine while the proportion of couples without children was 20.2% compared to 31.2% in Glen Alpine.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Ambarvale - Englorie Park increased by 149 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in family/household types in Ambarvale - Englorie Park between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Lone person (+106 households)