Lynbrook
Household type
In Lynbrook, 58.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.4% in Casey Established.
Lynbrook'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, Lynbrook'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynbrook - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Casey Established % | Number | % | Casey Established % | 2006 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 1,464 | 58.3 | 43.4 | 750 | 53.0 | 43.5 | +714 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 405 | 16.1 | 20.5 | 326 | 23.1 | 21.3 | +78 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 274 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 117 | 8.3 | 12.8 | +156 | 19502 |
| Other families | 26 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +14 | 19503 |
| Group household | 42 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 12 | 0.9 | 2.3 | +30 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 228 | 9.1 | 16.6 | 141 | 10.0 | 15.7 | +87 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 65 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 42 | 3.0 | 3.1 | +23 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -7 | 19507 |
| Total households | 2,511 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,416 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,094 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Lynbrook in 2021 compared to Casey Established shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 58.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.9% were one-parent families, compared with 43.4% and 12.3% respectively for Casey Established.
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 9.1% compared to 16.6% in Casey Established while the proportion of couples without children was 16.1% compared to 20.5% in Casey Established.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Lynbrook increased by 1,095 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Lynbrook between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+714 households)
- One parent families (+156 households)
- Lone person (+87 households)
- Couples without children (+78 households)