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Chester Hill

Household type

In Chester Hill, 37.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.7% in Croydon Park (part).

Chester Hill'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, Chester Hill'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
Chester Hill - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Croydon Park (part) %Number%Croydon Park (part) %2001 to 2021
Couples with children1,55737.828.71,30737.128.5+249
Couples without children59214.417.771720.418.5-125
One parent families64115.611.846413.212.8+176
Other families701.71.7591.71.4+11
Group household922.23.0782.24.3+14
Lone person83920.433.977522.029.8+63
Other not classifiable household3047.42.7912.63.5+212
Visitor only households200.50.4260.71.1-6
Total households4,115100.0100.03,520100.0100.0+594
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Chester Hill in 2021 compared to Croydon Park (part) shows that there was a higher 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 15.6% were one-parent families, compared with 28.7% and 11.8% respectively for Croydon Park (part).

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 20.4% compared to 33.9% in Croydon Park (part) while the proportion of couples without children was 14.4% compared to 17.7% in Croydon Park (part).

Emerging groups

The number of households in Chester Hill increased by 595 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Chester Hill between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+249 households)
  • One parent families (+176 households)
  • Couples without children (-125 households)
  • Lone person (+63 households)

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