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The Hills Shire CouncilCommunity profile

The Hills Shire

Household type

In The Hills Shire, 52.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.4% in Greater Sydney.

The Hills Shire'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 Hills Shire's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
The Hills Shire - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Couples with children31,77952.134.426,05553.135.3+5,724
Couples without children14,30023.423.311,19622.822.4+3,104
One parent families5,2148.510.54,0458.210.4+1,169
Other families4090.71.23800.81.3+29
Group household8311.44.07311.54.5+100
Lone person7,27911.922.25,42211.120.4+1,857
Other not classifiable household1,0141.73.79922.04.7+22
Visitor only households2000.30.62220.50.9-22
Total households61,026100.0100.049,043100.0100.0+11,983
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 Hills Shire in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 52.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.5% were one-parent families, compared with 34.4% and 10.5% respectively for Greater Sydney.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 11.9% compared to 22.2% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of couples without children was 23.4% compared to 23.3% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The number of households in The Hills Shire increased by 11,983 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in The Hills Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+5,724 households)
  • Couples without children (+3,104 households)
  • Lone person (+1,857 households)
  • One parent families (+1,169 households)

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