2018				2013
		Number	%	Lower Hutt City %		Number	%	Lower Hutt City %	2013 - 2018
Couple with dependent children		489.0	42.0	35.2		441.0	40.4	35.1	+48.0
Couple with adult children only		99.0	8.5	9.8		96.0	8.8	8.7	+3.0
Couple with children - dependency status unknown		-	-	0.1		3.0	0.3	0.1	-3.0
One parent family with dependent children		81.0	7.0	12.0		90.0	8.2	14.2	-9.0
One parent family with adult children only		39.0	3.4	6.5		42.0	3.8	5.9	-3.0
One parent family with children - dependency status unknown		3.0	0.3	0.1		-	-	0.1	+3.0
Couple without children		453.0	38.9	36.3		420.0	38.5	35.8	+33.0
Total		1,164.0	100.0	100.0		1,092.0	100.0	100.0	+72.0