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In Maroubra, 28.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.4% in Randwick City.

Maroubra'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, Maroubra'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
Maroubra - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Randwick City %Number%Randwick City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,61228.827.43,52229.126.7+90
Couples without children2,97023.724.02,60921.621.9+361
One parent families1,2409.98.61,1669.68.2+74
Other families1661.31.32572.11.9-91
Group household6665.37.28827.310.2-216
Lone person3,35526.727.02,92024.124.2+435
Other not classifiable household4803.83.76365.35.8-156
Visitor only households680.50.81090.91.2-41
Total households12,557100.0100.012,101100.0100.0+456
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 Maroubra in 2021 compared to Randwick City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.9% were one-parent families, compared with 27.4% and 8.6% respectively for Randwick City.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.7% compared to 27.0% in Randwick City while the proportion of couples without children was 23.7% compared to 24.0% in Randwick City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Maroubra increased by 456 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+435 households)
  • Couples without children (+361 households)
  • Group household (-216 households)
  • Other families (-91 households)

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