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Burnside - Burnside Heights

Household type

In Burnside - Burnside Heights, 57.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.6% in Thornhill Park.

Burnside - Burnside Heights'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, Burnside - Burnside Heights'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
Burnside - Burnside Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Thornhill Park %Number%Thornhill Park %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,04457.543.61,71253.323.9+332
Couples without children55415.624.353716.738.6+17
One parent families38610.910.139112.211.4-5
Other families341.00.3381.25.7-4
Group household441.22.4421.3--+2
Lone person40411.414.438512.013.6+19
Other not classifiable household752.14.5993.16.8-24
Visitor only households110.30.460.2--+5
Total households3,552100.0100.03,210100.0100.0+342
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 Burnside - Burnside Heights in 2021 compared to Thornhill Park shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 57.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.9% were one-parent families, compared with 43.6% and 10.1% respectively for Thornhill Park.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 11.4% compared to 14.4% in Thornhill Park while the proportion of couples without children was 15.6% compared to 24.3% in Thornhill Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Burnside - Burnside Heights increased by 342 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Burnside - Burnside Heights between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (+332 households)

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