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New South Wales

Household type

In New South Wales, 30.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.9% in Victoria.

New South Wales's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, New South Wales's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
New South Wales - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Victoria %Number%Victoria %2016 to 2021
Couples with children942,24130.830.9875,26431.531.4+66,977
Couples without children763,20725.024.6670,87024.224.0+92,337
One parent families325,59510.610.2295,95710.710.1+29,638
Other families34,0631.11.232,4371.21.2+1,626
Group household111,6463.73.8109,0043.94.3+2,642
Lone person723,71523.724.7620,78322.423.3+102,932
Other not classifiable household122,2324.03.7134,5494.84.7-12,317
Visitor only households35,5621.21.036,0021.31.1-440
Total households3,058,261100.0100.02,774,866100.0100.0+283,395
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in New South Wales in 2021 compared to Victoria shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.6% were one-parent families, compared with 30.9% and 10.2% respectively for Victoria.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.7% compared to 24.7% in Victoria while the proportion of couples without children was 25.0% compared to 24.6% in Victoria.

Emerging groups

The number of households in New South Wales increased by 283,395 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in New South Wales between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+102,932 households)
  • Couples without children (+92,337 households)
  • Couples with children (+66,977 households)
  • One parent families (+29,638 households)

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