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Baulkham Hills

Household type

In Baulkham Hills, 49.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 52.1% in The Hills Shire.

Baulkham Hills'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, Baulkham Hills'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)?'

Household type
Baulkham Hills - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%The Hills Shire %Number%The Hills Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children5,94349.452.15,62850.153.1+315
Couples without children2,74522.823.42,54522.722.8+199
One parent families1,0889.08.51,0279.28.2+60
Other families800.70.7850.80.8-5
Group household1861.51.41801.61.5+6
Lone person1,77914.811.91,55913.911.1+219
Other not classifiable household1851.51.71621.42.0+23
Visitor only households280.20.3390.30.5-11
Total households12,034100.0100.011,228100.0100.0+806
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 Baulkham Hills in 2021 compared to The Hills Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 49.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.0% were one-parent families, compared with 52.1% and 8.5% respectively for The Hills Shire.

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 14.8% compared to 11.9% in The Hills Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 22.8% compared to 23.4% in The Hills Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Baulkham Hills increased by 806 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+315 households)
  • Lone person (+219 households)
  • Couples without children (+199 households)
  • One parent families (+60 households)

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