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Central Coast NSWCommunity profile

Wyong District

Household type

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In the Wyong District, 26.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.1% in Central Coast Council area.

The Wyong District'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, the Wyong District's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Wyong District - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2006 to 2021
Couples with children1,69426.327.11,64531.228.8+48
Couples without children1,48723.125.81,18022.425.5+306
One parent families1,02615.912.880115.212.5+224
Other families711.10.9470.90.8+24
Group household2313.62.81623.12.7+69
Lone person1,58324.626.01,24023.525.3+342
Other not classifiable household3024.73.71683.23.8+133
Visitor only households430.71.0290.50.6+14
Total households6,437100.0100.05,276100.0100.0+1,161
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 the Wyong District in 2021 compared to Central Coast Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.9% were one-parent families, compared with 27.1% and 12.8% respectively for Central Coast Council area.

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 24.6% compared to 26.0% in Central Coast Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 23.1% compared to 25.8% in Central Coast Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wyong District increased by 1,161 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the Wyong District between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+342 households)
  • Couples without children (+306 households)
  • One parent families (+224 households)
  • Group household (+69 households)

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