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Claremont Meadows

Household type

In Claremont Meadows, 50.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 35.4% in Penrith City.

Claremont Meadows'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, Claremont Meadows'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
Claremont Meadows - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Penrith City %Number%Penrith City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children83350.635.477952.937.2+54
Couples without children30118.321.326518.021.7+36
One parent families23514.314.018912.814.1+46
Other families161.01.270.51.2+9
Group household241.52.5271.82.5-3
Lone person19211.720.717011.518.2+22
Other not classifiable household412.54.5312.14.6+10
Visitor only households50.30.440.30.5+1
Total households1,647100.0100.01,472100.0100.0+175
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 Claremont Meadows in 2021 compared to Penrith City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 50.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.3% were one-parent families, compared with 35.4% and 14.0% respectively for Penrith City.

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 11.7% compared to 20.7% in Penrith City while the proportion of couples without children was 18.3% compared to 21.3% in Penrith City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Claremont Meadows increased by 175 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Claremont Meadows between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (+54 households)

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