2018				2013
		Number	%	Lower Hutt City %		Number	%	Lower Hutt City %	2013 - 2018
Couple with dependent children		123.0	31.1	35.2		135.0	36.9	35.1	-12.0
Couple with adult children only		36.0	9.1	9.8		21.0	5.7	8.7	+15.0
Couple with children - dependency status unknown		-	-	0.1		-	-	0.1	-
One parent family with dependent children		78.0	19.7	12.0		75.0	20.5	14.2	+3.0
One parent family with adult children only		33.0	8.3	6.5		30.0	8.2	5.9	+3.0
One parent family with children - dependency status unknown		3.0	0.8	0.1		-	-	0.1	+3.0
Couple without children		123.0	31.1	36.3		105.0	28.7	35.8	+18.0
Total		396.0	100.0	100.0		366.0	100.0	100.0	+30.0