City of Port Phillip
Age groups - Household type
In City of Port Phillip, 34.3% of people aged 35 to 54 years were in couples with children households.
City of Port Phillip's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.
People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?
To continue building the story, City of Port Phillip's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
People aged 35 to 54 years, counted in private dwellings
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Port Phillip - 35 to 54 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | City of Port Phillip - Total population | Number | % | City of Port Phillip - Total population | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Couples with children | 10,949 | 34.3 | 29.1 | 8,677 | 31.5 | 26.3 | +2,272 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 7,101 | 22.2 | 26.7 | 6,127 | 22.2 | 26.9 | +974 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 2,148 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 1,880 | 6.8 | 6.8 | +268 | 19502 |
| Other families | 190 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 234 | 0.8 | 1.9 | -44 | 19503 |
| Group household | 1,238 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 1,641 | 6.0 | 10.8 | -403 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 8,424 | 26.4 | 22.6 | 6,919 | 25.1 | 20.0 | +1,505 | 19505 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 1,879 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 2,068 | 7.5 | 7.4 | -189 | 19507 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 31,929 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 27,546 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,383 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 35 to 54 years in City of Port Phillip in 2021 compared to the total population, shows that there was a higher proportion of people aged 35 to 54 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 34.3% of people aged 35 to 54 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 6.7% were in one-parent families, compared with 29.1% and 7.2% respectively for the total population.
There was a higher proportion of people aged 35 to 54 years in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 35 to 54 years in lone person households was 26.4% compared to 22.6% in the total population while the proportion of couples without children was 22.2% compared to 26.7% in the total population.
Emerging groups
The number of people aged 35 to 54 years in households in City of Port Phillip increased by 4,383 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 35 to 54 years in City of Port Phillip between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+2,272 persons)
- Lone person (+1,505 persons)
- Couples without children (+974 persons)
- Group household (-403 persons)