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Randwick City

Household type

In Randwick City, 27.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.4% in Greater Sydney.

Randwick City'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, Randwick City'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
Randwick City - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Couples with children14,76027.434.414,46926.735.3+291
Couples without children12,93424.023.311,86321.922.4+1,071
One parent families4,6408.610.54,4378.210.4+203
Other families7051.31.21,0021.91.3-297
Group household3,8737.24.05,50210.24.5-1,629
Lone person14,50927.022.213,10024.220.4+1,409
Other not classifiable household2,0033.73.73,1425.84.7-1,139
Visitor only households4040.80.66451.20.9-241
Total households53,828100.0100.054,160100.0100.0-332
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 Randwick City in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.6% were one-parent families, compared with 34.4% and 10.5% respectively for Greater Sydney.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.0% compared to 22.2% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of couples without children was 24.0% compared to 23.3% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Randwick City decreased by 332 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Randwick City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Group household (-1,629 households)
  • Lone person (+1,409 households)
  • Couples without children (+1,071 households)
  • Other families (-297 households)

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