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Central Coast NSWCommunity profile

Central Coast Council area

Household type

In Central Coast NSW, 78.0% of children aged 0 to 4 years were in couples with children households.

Central Coast NSW's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?

To continue building the story, Central Coast NSW's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Central Coast NSW - 0 to 4 years20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total populationNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Couples with children15,12878.044.214,73877.145.4+390
Couples without children1410.722.02831.521.3-142
One parent families3,27116.915.13,24016.915.0+31
Other families110.10.8150.10.9-4
Group household30.02.5100.12.5-7
Lone person730.411.1990.510.8-26
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households7583.94.27373.94.2+21
Total people in private dwellings19,385100.0100.019,122100.0100.0+263
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of children aged 0 to 4 years in Central Coast NSW in 2021 compared to the total population in Central Coast NSW, shows that there was a higher proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 78.0% of children aged 0 to 4 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 16.9% were in one-parent families, compared with 44.2% and 15.1% respectively for the total population in Central Coast NSW.

There was a lower proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in lone person households was 0.4% compared to 11.1% in the total population in Central Coast NSW while the proportion of couples without children was 0.7% compared to 22.0% in the total population in Central Coast NSW.

Emerging groups

The number of children aged 0 to 4 years in households in Central Coast Council area increased by 263 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for children aged 0 to 4 years in Central Coast Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+390 persons)
  • Couples without children (-142 persons)

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