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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Marrickville Ward, 23.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.6% in Croydon.
Marrickville Ward'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, Marrickville Ward'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)?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Marrickville Ward in 2021 compared to Croydon shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.2% were one-parent families, compared with 34.6% and 9.3% respectively for Croydon.
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.2% compared to 24.6% in Croydon while the proportion of couples without children was 26.0% compared to 23.9% in Croydon.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Marrickville Ward increased by 1,727 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Marrickville Ward between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+844 households)
- Lone person (+748 households)
- Group household (+207 households)
- Couples with children (+127 households)
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