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Frenchs Forest Ward

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In Frenchs Forest Ward, 49.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.3% in Mona Vale.

Frenchs Forest Ward'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, Frenchs Forest Ward'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
Frenchs Forest Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Mona Vale %Number%Mona Vale %2016 to 2021
Couples with children8,34649.332.38,01148.735.4+335
Couples without children3,85122.729.63,76622.927.2+85
One parent families1,5199.08.61,3708.38.2+149
Other families1090.60.61150.70.6-6
Group household2081.21.92211.32.1-13
Lone person2,63215.522.92,50515.221.7+127
Other not classifiable household2171.33.53782.34.1-161
Visitor only households530.30.5800.50.8-27
Total households16,935100.0100.016,446100.0100.0+489
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 Frenchs Forest Ward in 2021 compared to Mona Vale shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 49.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.0% were one-parent families, compared with 32.3% and 8.6% respectively for Mona Vale.

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 15.5% compared to 22.9% in Mona Vale while the proportion of couples without children was 22.7% compared to 29.6% in Mona Vale.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Frenchs Forest Ward increased by 489 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Frenchs Forest Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+335 households)
  • One parent families (+149 households)
  • Lone person (+127 households)
  • Couples without children (+85 households)

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