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Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field

Household type

In Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field, 50.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 47.5% in Camden Council area.

Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field'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, Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field'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
Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Camden Council area %Number%Camden Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,71950.547.578744.546.3+932
Couples without children77922.922.338922.023.5+390
One parent families3018.811.71387.811.0+163
Other families401.20.8160.90.8+24
Group household591.71.6241.41.4+35
Lone person39311.513.527615.613.2+117
Other not classifiable household1083.22.41337.53.3-25
Visitor only households60.20.260.30.40
Total households3,405100.0100.01,770100.0100.0+1,635
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 Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field in 2021 compared to Camden Council area shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 50.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.8% were one-parent families, compared with 47.5% and 11.7% respectively for Camden Council area.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 11.5% compared to 13.5% in Camden Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 22.9% compared to 22.3% in Camden Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field increased by 1,635 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+932 households)
  • Couples without children (+390 households)
  • One parent families (+163 households)
  • Lone person (+117 households)

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