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Hurstville (Remainder)

Household type

In Hurstville (Remainder), 35.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 42.8% in Kogarah Bay - Carss Park.

Hurstville (Remainder)'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, Hurstville (Remainder)'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
Hurstville (Remainder) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Kogarah Bay - Carss Park %Number%Kogarah Bay - Carss Park %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,47835.242.82,67236.644.5-194
Couples without children1,66323.624.21,64422.522.8+19
One parent families84912.010.690012.39.8-51
Other families1762.51.21642.22.0+12
Group household4706.71.65497.51.4-80
Lone person1,16816.617.01,09815.016.0+70
Other not classifiable household2032.92.12333.23.6-31
Visitor only households400.60.5400.60.00
Total households7,047100.0100.07,302100.0100.0-256
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 Hurstville (Remainder) in 2021 compared to Kogarah Bay - Carss Park shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 35.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.0% were one-parent families, compared with 42.8% and 10.6% respectively for Kogarah Bay - Carss Park.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 16.6% compared to 17.0% in Kogarah Bay - Carss Park while the proportion of couples without children was 23.6% compared to 24.2% in Kogarah Bay - Carss Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Hurstville (Remainder) decreased by 255 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Hurstville (Remainder) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-194 households)
  • Group household (-80 households)
  • Lone person (+70 households)
  • One parent families (-51 households)

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