Analysis of the household/family types in Inner West Council area in 2021 compared to Bayside Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.1% were one-parent families, compared with 28.8% and 9.6% respectively for Bayside Council area.
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 29.2% compared to 24.0% in Bayside Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 25.7% compared to 24.7% in Bayside Council area.