What are the key results?
Key household results
Couple families with children 2001 (numbers)
Numbers on the map correspond to the small area names in the table below. Click
an area on the map to view its name.
Couple families with children: The maps show the proportion and number of couple families with children households in each small area of Southern Grampians Shire area for 2001 and 2016 and the forecast change. In 2001, the largest concentration of couple families with children was in the Rural North and Rural East areas.
The majority of areas in Southern Grampians Shire are anticipated to experience a minor decrease in the number of couples with children between 2001 and 2016, most notably in Hamilton (West) and Coleraine - Rural West. While Hamilton (East) is expecting a rise, this increase is only modest in number.
| Couple families with children | 2001 | 2016 | Change |
| Map num | Area | number | % of total pop | number | % of total pop | 2001 to 2016 |
| 1 | Coleraine - Rural West | 259 | 30.0 | 227 | 25.5 | -32 |
| 2 | Hamilton (East) | 376 | 27.6 | 428 | 24.8 | 52 |
| 3 | Hamilton (North) | 492 | 27.6 | 486 | 24.0 | -6 |
| 4 | Hamilton (West) | 343 | 30.5 | 303 | 24.6 | -40 |
| 5 | Rural East | 331 | 33.5 | 312 | 26.2 | -19 |
| 6 | Rural North | 303 | 40.1 | 284 | 37.0 | -19 |
| 7 | Hamilton (Total) | 1,211 | 28.4 | 1,217 | 24.4 | 6 |