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Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct

Household type

In Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct, 15.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.8% in Bayside Council area.

Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct'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, Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Bayside Council area %Number%Bayside Council area %2001 to 2021
Couples with children88315.028.85233.733.6+830
Couples without children2,07835.324.73321.621.0+2,044
One parent families2203.79.62717.810.9+192
Other families1532.61.842.61.8+149
Group household81813.96.285.73.8+809
Lone person1,41424.024.02415.923.4+1,389
Other not classifiable household2714.64.332.54.6+267
Visitor only households470.80.600.10.9+47
Total households5,884100.0100.0155100.0100.0+5,728
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct in 2021 compared to Bayside Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 15.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 3.7% were one-parent families, compared with 28.8% and 9.6% respectively for Bayside Council area.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.0% compared to 24.0% in Bayside Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 35.3% compared to 24.7% in Bayside Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct increased by 5,729 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Wolli Creek - Bonar Street Precinct between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+2,044 households)
  • Lone person (+1,389 households)
  • Couples with children (+830 households)
  • Group household (+809 households)

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