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In Waitara, 35.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 46.6% in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai.

Waitara'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, Waitara'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
Waitara - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai %Number%Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai %2001 to 2021
Couples with children1,15335.946.621622.551.3+937
Couples without children69321.525.021922.822.7+474
One parent families2909.09.49910.48.9+190
Other families381.20.9151.60.8+22
Group household732.31.5262.71.4+47
Lone person84026.114.833534.912.4+504
Other not classifiable household1113.51.5414.31.4+69
Visitor only households180.60.370.81.1+10
Total households3,216100.0100.0962100.0100.0+2,254
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Waitara in 2021 compared to Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 35.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.0% were one-parent families, compared with 46.6% and 9.4% respectively for Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai.

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 26.1% compared to 14.8% in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai while the proportion of couples without children was 21.5% compared to 25.0% in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Waitara increased by 2,254 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Waitara between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+937 households)
  • Lone person (+504 households)
  • Couples without children (+474 households)
  • One parent families (+190 households)

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