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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Sydney, 10.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 7.8% in Sydney.
The City of Sydney'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, the City of Sydney'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)?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Sydney in 2021 compared to Sydney shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 10.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 4.3% were one-parent families, compared with 7.8% and 3.7% respectively for Sydney.
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 38.3% compared to 34.1% in Sydney while the proportion of couples without children was 28.2% compared to 30.5% in Sydney.
Emerging groups
The number of households in City of Sydney increased by 63,296 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Sydney between 1991 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+24,287 households)
- Couples without children (+23,082 households)
- Couples with children (+6,131 households)
- Group household (+5,243 households)
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