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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 30.8% in New South Wales.

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)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %1996 to 2021
Couples with children1,71950.530.866351.335.5+1,056
Couples without children77922.925.028622.223.7+492
One parent families3018.810.6896.910.3+211
Other families401.21.1151.21.3+25
Group household591.73.7262.04.2+33
Lone person39311.523.718914.721.8+203
Other not classifiable household1083.24.0131.11.6+94
Visitor only households60.21.290.71.7-3
Total households3,405100.0100.01,293100.0100.0+2,111
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 Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field in 2021 compared to New South Wales 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 30.8% and 10.6% respectively for New South Wales.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 11.5% compared to 23.7% in New South Wales while the proportion of couples without children was 22.9% compared to 25.0% in New South Wales.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field increased by 2,112 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Leppington - Rossmore - Catherine Field between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,056 households)
  • Couples without children (+492 households)
  • One parent families (+211 households)
  • Lone person (+203 households)

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