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Quakers Hill

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In Quakers Hill, 49.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 56.5% in Schofields - Nirimba Fields.

Quakers Hill'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, Quakers Hill'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
Quakers Hill - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Schofields - Nirimba Fields %Number%Schofields - Nirimba Fields %1996 to 2021
Couples with children4,59149.456.53,22254.446.7+1,369
Couples without children1,80919.517.91,22820.724.5+581
One parent families1,08211.69.166111.29.8+421
Other families1101.20.8410.70.5+69
Group household2042.22.31452.43.0+59
Lone person1,17112.69.55429.214.0+629
Other not classifiable household3033.33.5601.01.2+243
Visitor only households250.30.4220.40.3+2
Total households9,295100.0100.05,923100.0100.0+3,372
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Quakers Hill in 2021 compared to Schofields - Nirimba Fields shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 49.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.6% were one-parent families, compared with 56.5% and 9.1% respectively for Schofields - Nirimba Fields.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 12.6% compared to 9.5% in Schofields - Nirimba Fields while the proportion of couples without children was 19.5% compared to 17.9% in Schofields - Nirimba Fields.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Quakers Hill increased by 3,372 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Quakers Hill between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,369 households)
  • Lone person (+629 households)
  • Couples without children (+581 households)
  • One parent families (+421 households)

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