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Hurlstone Park

Household type

In Hurlstone Park, 29.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.3% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

Hurlstone Park'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, Hurlstone Park'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
Hurlstone Park - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Couples with children54829.637.353732.339.8+11
Couples without children49226.618.634720.818.5+145
One parent families1829.813.318811.313.1-6
Other families271.51.6211.31.7+6
Group household874.73.4835.03.2+4
Lone person46124.920.040024.018.6+61
Other not classifiable household422.35.2835.04.6-41
Visitor only households130.70.560.40.5+7
Total households1,852100.0100.01,665100.0100.0+187
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 Hurlstone Park in 2021 compared to the City of Canterbury Bankstown shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.8% were one-parent families, compared with 37.3% and 13.3% respectively for the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 24.9% compared to 20.0% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown while the proportion of couples without children was 26.6% compared to 18.6% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Hurlstone Park increased by 187 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Hurlstone Park between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+145 households)
  • Lone person (+61 households)

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