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Macleay Street and Woolloomooloo Village Area

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In Macleay Street and Woolloomooloo Village Area, 4.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 6.9% in Surry Hills.

Macleay Street and Woolloomooloo Village Area'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, Macleay Street and Woolloomooloo Village Area'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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Macleay Street and Woolloomooloo Village Area - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Surry Hills %Number%Surry Hills %2006 to 2021
Couples with children4694.46.93443.24.7+125
Couples without children2,49623.327.11,85917.321.8+637
One parent families3012.82.82712.52.6+30
Other families540.51.1460.41.6+8
Group household5795.411.36996.512.1-120
Lone person6,05756.543.54,66543.532.7+1,392
Other not classifiable household5675.35.92,52223.523.0-1,955
Visitor only households1991.91.53253.01.4-126
Total households10,722100.0100.010,731100.0100.0-9
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Macleay Street and Woolloomooloo Village Area in 2021 compared to Surry Hills shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 4.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 2.8% were one-parent families, compared with 6.9% and 2.8% respectively for Surry Hills.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 56.5% compared to 43.5% in Surry Hills while the proportion of couples without children was 23.3% compared to 27.1% in Surry Hills.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Macleay Street and Woolloomooloo Village Area decreased by 9 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Macleay Street and Woolloomooloo Village Area between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,392 households)
  • Couples without children (+637 households)
  • Couples with children (+125 households)
  • Group household (-120 households)

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