O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale
Household type
In O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale, 18.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.6% in Hills South District.
O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale'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, O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Hills South District % | Number | % | Hills South District % | 1991 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 164 | 18.9 | 30.6 | 339 | 43.6 | 43.6 | -175 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 215 | 24.7 | 34.8 | 185 | 23.8 | 29.5 | +30 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 131 | 15.1 | 8.6 | 104 | 13.4 | 6.0 | +27 | 19502 |
| Other families | 11 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.7 | +1 | 19503 |
| Group household | 38 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.5 | 2.9 | +26 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 284 | 32.6 | 20.6 | 113 | 14.5 | 14.4 | +171 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 24 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.2 | +9 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | +3 | 19507 |
| Total households | 870 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 778 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +92 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 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 O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale in 2021 compared to Hills South District shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.1% were one-parent families, compared with 30.6% and 8.6% respectively for Hills South District.
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 32.6% compared to 20.6% in Hills South District while the proportion of couples without children was 24.7% compared to 34.8% in Hills South District.
Emerging groups
The number of households in O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale increased by 92 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in O'Sullivan Beach - Lonsdale between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (-175 households)
- Lone person (+171 households)