2018				2013
		Number	%	Lower Hutt City %		Number	%	Lower Hutt City %	2013 - 2018
Couple with dependent children		237.0	38.0	35.2		219.0	37.1	35.1	+18.0
Couple with adult children only		87.0	13.9	9.8		63.0	10.7	8.7	+24.0
Couple with children - dependency status unknown		-	-	0.1		-	-	0.1	-
One parent family with dependent children		63.0	10.1	12.0		57.0	9.6	14.2	+6.0
One parent family with adult children only		33.0	5.3	6.5		30.0	5.1	5.9	+3.0
One parent family with children - dependency status unknown		-	-	0.1		3.0	0.5	0.1	-3.0
Couple without children		204.0	32.7	36.3		219.0	37.1	35.8	-15.0
Total		624.0	100.0	100.0		591.0	100.0	100.0	+33.0