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Hornsby Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Arcadia - North Western Rural

Household type

In Arcadia - North Western Rural, 41.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 44.0% in Hornsby Shire.

Arcadia - North Western Rural'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, Arcadia - North Western Rural'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
Arcadia - North Western Rural - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Hornsby Shire %Number%Hornsby Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children53441.044.055846.045.4-24
Couples without children36828.224.231726.223.1+50
One parent families1249.58.91008.38.8+24
Other families100.80.830.21.0+7
Group household282.11.8221.81.9+6
Lone person18314.018.115112.516.9+32
Other not classifiable household443.41.8554.62.4-12
Visitor only households120.90.540.40.6+7
Total households1,303100.0100.01,212100.0100.0+90
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 Arcadia - North Western Rural in 2021 compared to Hornsby Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.5% were one-parent families, compared with 44.0% and 8.9% respectively for Hornsby Shire.

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 14.0% compared to 18.1% in Hornsby Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 28.2% compared to 24.2% in Hornsby Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Arcadia - North Western Rural increased by 91 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Arcadia - North Western Rural between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+50 households)

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