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Guildford (West) - Yennora

Household type

In Guildford (West) - Yennora, 32.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.9% in Merrylands (East).

Guildford (West) - Yennora'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, Guildford (West) - Yennora'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
Guildford (West) - Yennora - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Merrylands (East) %Number%Merrylands (East) %2016 to 2021
Couples with children93732.440.990434.242.2+32
Couples without children46316.016.246717.716.0-5
One parent families40414.012.036213.712.9+41
Other families712.52.0562.12.5+15
Group household1565.44.61094.24.5+46
Lone person67123.217.060322.816.4+68
Other not classifiable household1776.17.11395.35.2+38
Visitor only households130.40.330.10.2+10
Total households2,892100.0100.02,647100.0100.0+245
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 Guildford (West) - Yennora in 2021 compared to Merrylands (East) shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.0% were one-parent families, compared with 40.9% and 12.0% respectively for Merrylands (East).

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.2% compared to 17.0% in Merrylands (East) while the proportion of couples without children was 16.0% compared to 16.2% in Merrylands (East).

Emerging groups

The number of households in Guildford (West) - Yennora increased by 245 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Guildford (West) - Yennora between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+68 households)

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