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NSROC Region

Household type

In NSROC Region, 35.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 46.6% in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai.

NSROC Region'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, NSROC Region's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
NSROC Region - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai %Number%Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai %1996 to 2021
Couples with children85,94835.646.663,52534.951.7+22,423
Couples without children61,38125.425.043,23323.823.7+18,148
One parent families19,7428.29.413,9027.68.5+5,840
Other families2,4481.00.92,9631.60.6-515
Group household7,2733.01.58,8474.92.2-1,574
Lone person57,34323.814.843,54723.911.7+13,796
Other not classifiable household5,5072.31.53,6432.01.1+1,864
Visitor only households1,6190.70.32,1941.20.5-575
Total households241,261100.0100.0181,854100.0100.0+59,407
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in NSROC Region 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 lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 35.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.2% 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 similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.8% compared to 14.8% in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai while the proportion of couples without children was 25.4% compared to 25.0% in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai.

Emerging groups

The number of households in NSROC Region increased by 59,407 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in NSROC Region between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+22,423 households)
  • Couples without children (+18,148 households)
  • Lone person (+13,796 households)
  • One parent families (+5,840 households)

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