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Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai

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In Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai, 46.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 49.2% in West Pennant Hills.

Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai'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, Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

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Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%West Pennant Hills %Number%West Pennant Hills %2001 to 2021
Couples with children1,53546.649.21,46751.343.8+68
Couples without children82525.022.364922.727.0+176
One parent families3109.47.62558.97.6+55
Other families300.90.8220.81.2+8
Group household491.51.8401.41.9+9
Lone person48714.817.335412.416.0+133
Other not classifiable household491.51.0381.42.2+10
Visitor only households110.3--311.10.3-20
Total households3,296100.0100.02,858100.0100.0+438
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai in 2021 compared to West Pennant Hills shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 46.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 49.2% and 7.6% respectively for West Pennant Hills.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 14.8% compared to 17.3% in West Pennant Hills while the proportion of couples without children was 25.0% compared to 22.3% in West Pennant Hills.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai increased by 438 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+176 households)
  • Lone person (+133 households)
  • Couples with children (+68 households)
  • One parent families (+55 households)

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