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In Manly Ward, 33.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.6% in Manly Council area.

Manly 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, Manly 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
Manly Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Manly Council area %Number%Manly Council area %1996 to 2021
Couples with children7,00933.832.64,62425.824.2+2,385
Couples without children5,58127.028.04,53525.325.5+1,046
One parent families1,5227.46.81,4798.37.8+42
Other families1400.70.62751.51.6-136
Group household9774.75.11,1886.67.2-212
Lone person4,82323.323.64,95327.728.5-130
Other not classifiable household4932.42.44782.72.9+15
Visitor only households1620.80.93682.12.3-206
Total households20,707100.0100.017,902100.0100.0+2,804
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Manly Ward in 2021 compared to Manly Council area shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.4% were one-parent families, compared with 32.6% and 6.8% respectively for Manly Council area.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.3% compared to 23.6% in Manly Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 27.0% compared to 28.0% in Manly Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Manly Ward increased by 2,805 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Manly Ward between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+2,385 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,046 households)
  • Group household (-212 households)
  • Other families (-136 households)

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