Analysis of the household/family types in Burwood Council Area in 2021 compared to Georges River 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, 27.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 36.2% and 10.8% respectively for Georges River Council area.
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.7% compared to 20.4% in Georges River Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 24.0% compared to 23.7% in Georges River Council area.