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Campbelltown City

Household type

In Campbelltown City, 37.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.3% in Raby.

Campbelltown City'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, Campbelltown City'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
Campbelltown City - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Raby %Number%Raby %2016 to 2021
Couples with children22,74637.840.319,93338.042.4+2,813
Couples without children12,05820.024.910,52420.124.6+1,534
One parent families9,04215.014.38,52016.215.4+522
Other families7961.31.26561.30.7+140
Group household1,3682.31.61,1612.21.7+207
Lone person11,36418.915.49,18117.512.6+2,183
Other not classifiable household2,5644.32.02,3134.42.5+251
Visitor only households2360.40.31890.40.2+47
Total households60,174100.0100.052,477100.0100.0+7,697
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 Campbelltown City in 2021 compared to Raby shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.0% were one-parent families, compared with 40.3% and 14.3% respectively for Raby.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.9% compared to 15.4% in Raby while the proportion of couples without children was 20.0% compared to 24.9% in Raby.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Campbelltown City increased by 7,697 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+2,813 households)
  • Lone person (+2,183 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,534 households)
  • One parent families (+522 households)

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