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In Minchinbury, 47.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 61.6% in Marsden Park – Shanes Park – Melonba.

Minchinbury'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, Minchinbury'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
Minchinbury - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Marsden Park – Shanes Park – Melonba %Number%Marsden Park – Shanes Park – Melonba %2016 to 2021
Couples with children83347.661.688854.531.3-55
Couples without children36620.917.928017.221.1+86
One parent families24113.86.621813.49.1+23
Other families171.00.8191.21.0-2
Group household251.41.3241.52.1+1
Lone person21112.18.51569.626.0+55
Other not classifiable household533.03.1412.59.4+12
Visitor only households50.30.230.20.0+2
Total households1,751100.0100.01,629100.0100.0+122
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 Minchinbury in 2021 compared to Marsden Park – Shanes Park – Melonba shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 47.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.8% were one-parent families, compared with 61.6% and 6.6% respectively for Marsden Park – Shanes Park – Melonba.

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 12.1% compared to 8.5% in Marsden Park – Shanes Park – Melonba while the proportion of couples without children was 20.9% compared to 17.9% in Marsden Park – Shanes Park – Melonba.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Minchinbury increased by 122 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Minchinbury between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+86 households)
  • Couples with children (-55 households)
  • Lone person (+55 households)

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