Analysis of the household/family types in SSROC region in 2021 compared to Burwood Council Area shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.0% were one-parent families, compared with 27.4% and 9.4% respectively for Burwood 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 25.9% compared to 21.7% in Burwood Council Area while the proportion of couples without children was 24.6% compared to 24.0% in Burwood Council Area.