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The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point

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In The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point, 11.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 8.6% in Oxford Street Village Area.

The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point'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 Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point'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
The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Oxford Street Village Area %Number%Oxford Street Village Area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children16911.88.614510.58.0+24
Couples without children49034.326.243231.327.1+58
One parent families473.33.5463.32.4+1
Other families120.80.6110.80.9+1
Group household523.68.2352.59.4+17
Lone person51035.747.141129.838.0+99
Other not classifiable household765.34.318913.711.9-113
Visitor only households745.21.51097.92.4-35
Total households1,430100.0100.01,378100.0100.0+52
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point in 2021 compared to Oxford Street Village 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, 11.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 3.3% were one-parent families, compared with 8.6% and 3.5% respectively for Oxford Street Village Area.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 35.7% compared to 47.1% in Oxford Street Village Area while the proportion of couples without children was 34.3% compared to 26.2% in Oxford Street Village Area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point increased by 52 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+99 households)
  • Couples without children (+58 households)

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