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Summerhill - Prospect

Household type

In Summerhill - Prospect, 24.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.3% in Waverley.

Summerhill - Prospect'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, Summerhill - Prospect'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
Summerhill - Prospect - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Waverley %Number%Waverley %2016 to 2021
Couples with children50724.119.347724.617.6+29
Couples without children54325.820.650926.218.6+34
One parent families27513.119.424312.523.8+32
Other families110.51.2100.52.2+1
Group household572.73.1472.50.9+9
Lone person64630.729.657129.430.4+74
Other not classifiable household532.55.8753.96.0-23
Visitor only households120.61.060.40.5+5
Total households2,104100.0100.01,942100.0100.0+161
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 Summerhill - Prospect in 2021 compared to Waverley shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.1% were one-parent families, compared with 19.3% and 19.4% respectively for Waverley.

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 30.7% compared to 29.6% in Waverley while the proportion of couples without children was 25.8% compared to 20.6% in Waverley.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Summerhill - Prospect increased by 162 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Summerhill - Prospect between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+74 households)

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