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Crows Nest - St Leonards

Household type

In Crows Nest - St Leonards, 17.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.0% in North Sydney Council area.

Crows Nest - St Leonards'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, Crows Nest - St Leonards'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
Crows Nest - St Leonards - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%North Sydney Council area %Number%North Sydney Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children67117.718.056617.018.0+105
Couples without children1,12229.628.999029.628.5+132
One parent families1945.16.11454.45.3+49
Other families310.81.1361.11.2-5
Group household2005.34.82246.76.1-24
Lone person1,41637.337.01,03330.932.4+383
Other not classifiable household1143.03.02858.56.7-171
Visitor only households461.21.1591.81.7-13
Total households3,794100.0100.03,339100.0100.0+454
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 Crows Nest - St Leonards in 2021 compared to North Sydney Council area shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 17.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.1% were one-parent families, compared with 18.0% and 6.1% respectively for North Sydney 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 37.3% compared to 37.0% in North Sydney Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 29.6% compared to 28.9% in North Sydney Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Crows Nest - St Leonards increased by 455 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Crows Nest - St Leonards between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+383 households)
  • Couples without children (+132 households)
  • Couples with children (+105 households)

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