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Ku-ring-gai Council Community profile

In St Ives, 45.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 45.7% in Ku-ring-gai Council area.

St Ives'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, St Ives'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
St Ives - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Ku-ring-gai Council area %Number%Ku-ring-gai Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,90445.445.72,78346.546.8+121
Couples without children1,66226.024.81,54925.924.2+113
One parent families5698.99.04667.88.1+103
Other families340.50.7360.60.9-2
Group household641.01.3540.91.5+10
Lone person1,07316.816.693915.715.5+134
Other not classifiable household771.21.51101.82.3-33
Visitor only households190.30.5490.80.7-30
Total households6,402100.0100.05,986100.0100.0+416
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 St Ives in 2021 compared to Ku-ring-gai Council area shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 45.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.9% were one-parent families, compared with 45.7% and 9.0% respectively for Ku-ring-gai Council area.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 16.8% compared to 16.6% in Ku-ring-gai Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 26.0% compared to 24.8% in Ku-ring-gai Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in St Ives increased by 416 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+134 households)
  • Couples with children (+121 households)
  • Couples without children (+113 households)
  • One parent families (+103 households)

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