Leppington - Denham Court
Household type
In Leppington - Denham Court, 38.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 44.2% in Liverpool LGA.
Leppington - Denham Court'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, Leppington - Denham Court'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leppington - Denham Court - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Liverpool LGA % | Number | % | Liverpool LGA % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 301 | 38.1 | 44.2 | 101 | 24.5 | 45.7 | +200 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 246 | 31.2 | 17.0 | 193 | 46.7 | 16.4 | +53 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 50 | 6.3 | 14.2 | 17 | 4.1 | 13.8 | +33 | 19502 |
| Other families | 15 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | +15 | 19503 |
| Group household | 5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +2 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 144 | 18.3 | 16.3 | 74 | 17.9 | 14.6 | +70 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 25 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 25 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | +3 | 19507 |
| Total households | 789 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 413 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +376 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Leppington - Denham Court in 2021 compared to Liverpool LGA shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.3% were one-parent families, compared with 44.2% and 14.2% respectively for Liverpool LGA.
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 18.3% compared to 16.3% in Liverpool LGA while the proportion of couples without children was 31.2% compared to 17.0% in Liverpool LGA.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Leppington - Denham Court increased by 376 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Leppington - Denham Court between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+200 households)
- Lone person (+70 households)
- Couples without children (+53 households)