City of Port Phillip
Age groups - Household type
In City of Port Phillip, 7.3% of people aged 65 years or more 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 65 years or more, counted in private dwellings
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Port Phillip - 65 years or more | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Couples with children | 906 | 7.3 | 14.7 | 680 | 8.2 | 13.4 | +226 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 5,198 | 41.8 | 47.4 | 3,194 | 38.7 | 48.0 | +2,004 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 638 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 483 | 5.8 | 7.1 | +155 | 19502 |
| Other families | 131 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 97 | 1.2 | 1.0 | +34 | 19503 |
| Group household | 323 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 211 | 2.6 | 1.7 | +112 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 4,588 | 36.9 | 24.5 | 3,046 | 36.9 | 25.7 | +1,542 | 19505 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 646 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 552 | 6.7 | 3.1 | +94 | 19507 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 12,430 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,263 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,167 | |
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 65 years or more in City of Port Phillip in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne, shows that there was a lower proportion of people aged 65 years or more in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 7.3% of people aged 65 years or more were in couple families with child(ren), and 5.1% were in one-parent families, compared with 14.7% and 7.6% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
There was a higher proportion of people aged 65 years or more in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 65 years or more in lone person households was 36.9% compared to 24.5% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of couples without children was 41.8% compared to 47.4% in Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The number of people aged 65 years or more in households in City of Port Phillip increased by 4,167 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 65 years or more in City of Port Phillip between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+2,004 persons)
- Lone person (+1,542 persons)
- Couples with children (+226 persons)
- One parent families (+155 persons)