Woollahra Municipality
Household type
In Woollahra Municipality, 24.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.1% in Western Sydney (LGA).
Woollahra Municipality'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, Woollahra Municipality'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
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| Woollahra Municipality - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Western Sydney (LGA) % | Number | % | Western Sydney (LGA) % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Couples with children | 5,486 | 24.0 | 40.1 | 4,644 | 20.7 | 40.9 | +842 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 6,278 | 27.4 | 20.4 | 5,295 | 23.6 | 20.1 | +983 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 1,629 | 7.1 | 12.5 | 1,320 | 5.9 | 13.1 | +309 | 19502 |
| Other families | 212 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 276 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -64 | 19503 |
| Group household | 1,353 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 1,479 | 6.6 | 2.4 | -126 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 6,949 | 30.3 | 18.0 | 6,545 | 29.1 | 17.7 | +404 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 724 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 2,579 | 11.5 | 4.0 | -1,855 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 266 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 339 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -73 | 19507 |
| Total households | 22,897 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 22,477 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +420 | |
The Greater Western Sydney Region comprises the following 13 LGA's: Blacktown (C), Blue Mountains (C), Camden (A), Campbelltown (C), Canterbury Bankstown (A), Cumberland (A), Fairfield (C), Hawkesbury (C), Liverpool (C), Parramatta (C), Penrith (C), The Hills Shire (A) and Wollondilly (A).
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).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Woollahra Municipality in 2021 compared to Western Sydney (LGA) shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.1% were one-parent families, compared with 40.1% and 12.5% respectively for Western Sydney (LGA).
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 30.3% compared to 18.0% in Western Sydney (LGA) while the proportion of couples without children was 27.4% compared to 20.4% in Western Sydney (LGA).
Emerging groups
The number of households in Woollahra Municipality increased by 420 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Woollahra Municipality between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+983 households)
- Couples with children (+842 households)
- Lone person (+404 households)
- One parent families (+309 households)