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Ku-ring-gai Council Community profile

In Lindfield, 42.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 45.7% in Ku-ring-gai Council area.

Lindfield'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, Lindfield'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
Lindfield - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Ku-ring-gai Council area %Number%Ku-ring-gai Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,67842.745.71,54344.146.8+134
Couples without children93623.824.877022.024.2+166
One parent families3699.49.03108.98.1+59
Other families370.90.7511.50.9-14
Group household691.81.3752.11.5-6
Lone person73518.716.662617.915.5+109
Other not classifiable household792.01.51043.02.3-25
Visitor only households260.70.5200.60.7+5
Total households3,929100.0100.03,501100.0100.0+428
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 Lindfield in 2021 compared to Ku-ring-gai Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 42.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 45.7% and 9.0% respectively for Ku-ring-gai Council area.

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 18.7% compared to 16.6% in Ku-ring-gai Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 23.8% compared to 24.8% in Ku-ring-gai Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Lindfield increased by 428 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Lindfield between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+166 households)
  • Couples with children (+134 households)
  • Lone person (+109 households)
  • One parent families (+59 households)

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