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West Pennant Hills

Household type

In West Pennant Hills, 49.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 41.0% in Arcadia - North Western Rural.

West Pennant Hills'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, West Pennant Hills'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
West Pennant Hills - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Arcadia - North Western Rural %Number%Arcadia - North Western Rural %2016 to 2021
Couples with children63849.241.065448.746.0-17
Couples without children28922.328.229021.626.2-1
One parent families997.69.51178.78.3-18
Other families100.80.840.30.2+6
Group household231.82.1191.41.8+4
Lone person22517.314.024118.012.5-17
Other not classifiable household131.03.4171.34.6-5
Visitor only households0--0.90--0.40
Total households1,297100.0100.01,344100.0100.0-47
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 West Pennant Hills in 2021 compared to Arcadia - North Western Rural shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 49.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.6% were one-parent families, compared with 41.0% and 9.5% respectively for Arcadia - North Western Rural.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 17.3% compared to 14.0% in Arcadia - North Western Rural while the proportion of couples without children was 22.3% compared to 28.2% in Arcadia - North Western Rural.

Emerging groups

The number of households in West Pennant Hills decreased by 47 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in West Pennant Hills between 2016 and 2021.

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