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Nillumbik ShireCommunity profile

Non-Green Wedge area

Household type

In Non-Green Wedge area, 45.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 45.1% in Nillumbik Shire.

Non-Green Wedge area'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, Non-Green Wedge area'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
Non-Green Wedge area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Nillumbik Shire %Number%Nillumbik Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children7,95745.545.17,81948.247.0+137
Couples without children4,54626.027.03,95024.324.7+596
One parent families1,73910.09.51,5349.49.2+205
Other families1030.60.6790.50.7+24
Group household1711.01.11460.91.2+24
Lone person2,61515.014.42,28914.113.8+326
Other not classifiable household2721.61.93862.42.8-114
Visitor only households670.40.4310.20.5+35
Total households17,470100.0100.016,238100.0100.0+1,231
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 Non-Green Wedge area in 2021 compared to Nillumbik Shire shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 45.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% were one-parent families, compared with 45.1% and 9.5% respectively for Nillumbik Shire.

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 15.0% compared to 14.4% in Nillumbik Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 26.0% compared to 27.0% in Nillumbik Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Non-Green Wedge area increased by 1,232 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Non-Green Wedge area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+596 households)
  • Lone person (+326 households)
  • One parent families (+205 households)
  • Couples with children (+137 households)

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