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Bass Hill Ward

Household type

In Bass Hill Ward, 39.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 41.8% in Bankstown Balance.

Bass Hill Ward'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, Bass Hill Ward'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
Bass Hill Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Bankstown Balance %Number%Bankstown Balance %2006 to 2021
Couples with children8,77639.941.87,26939.344.2+1,506
Couples without children3,47915.816.13,52619.015.2-47
One parent families3,39315.416.22,53013.714.1+862
Other families3331.51.62281.21.3+104
Group household4322.03.03171.71.8+115
Lone person3,99618.215.73,81820.618.0+178
Other not classifiable household1,4376.54.97273.94.8+710
Visitor only households1240.60.6960.50.6+27
Total households21,970100.0100.018,515100.0100.0+3,455
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Bass Hill Ward in 2021 compared to Bankstown Balance shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 39.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.4% were one-parent families, compared with 41.8% and 16.2% respectively for Bankstown Balance.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.2% compared to 15.7% in Bankstown Balance while the proportion of couples without children was 15.8% compared to 16.1% in Bankstown Balance.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bass Hill Ward increased by 3,455 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Bass Hill Ward between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+1,506 households)
  • One parent families (+862 households)
  • Lone person (+178 households)
  • Group household (+115 households)

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