2018				2013
		Number	%	Lower Hutt City %		Number	%	Lower Hutt City %	2013 - 2018
Couple with dependent children		198.0	29.2	35.2		192.0	29.6	35.1	+6.0
Couple with adult children only		84.0	12.4	9.8		66.0	10.2	8.7	+18.0
Couple with children - dependency status unknown		-	-	0.1		-	-	0.1	-
One parent family with dependent children		57.0	8.4	12.0		54.0	8.3	14.2	+3.0
One parent family with adult children only		51.0	7.5	6.5		45.0	6.9	5.9	+6.0
One parent family with children - dependency status unknown		-	-	0.1		3.0	0.5	0.1	-3.0
Couple without children		288.0	42.5	36.3		288.0	44.4	35.8	-
Total		678.0	100.0	100.0		648.0	100.0	100.0	+30.0