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Hawkesbury City

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In Hawkesbury City, 35.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.1% in Western Sydney (LGA).

Hawkesbury City'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, Hawkesbury City'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
Hawkesbury City - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Western Sydney (LGA) %Number%Western Sydney (LGA) %2016 to 2021
Couples with children8,46935.240.18,25836.641.6+211
Couples without children6,10825.420.45,30923.620.0+799
One parent families2,79411.612.52,65511.812.8+139
Other families1910.81.31890.81.4+2
Group household4932.02.95102.32.7-17
Lone person5,01020.818.04,38819.516.7+622
Other not classifiable household8283.44.21,0744.84.3-246
Visitor only households1610.70.51580.70.5+3
Total households24,054100.0100.022,541100.0100.0+1,513
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 Hawkesbury City 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, 35.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.6% 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 20.8% compared to 18.0% in Western Sydney (LGA) while the proportion of couples without children was 25.4% compared to 20.4% in Western Sydney (LGA).

Emerging groups

The number of households in Hawkesbury City increased by 1,513 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Hawkesbury City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+799 households)
  • Lone person (+622 households)
  • Couples with children (+211 households)
  • One parent families (+139 households)

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