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The Hills Shire CouncilCommunity profile

West Pennant Hills

Household type

In West Pennant Hills, 52.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 52.1% in The Hills Shire.

West Pennant 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, West Pennant 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
West Pennant Hills - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%The Hills Shire %Number%The Hills Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,23452.952.12,26455.553.1-30
Couples without children1,17627.923.41,06626.122.8+110
One parent families2987.18.52636.48.2+35
Other families270.60.7340.80.8-7
Group household200.51.4290.71.5-9
Lone person3989.411.93608.811.1+38
Other not classifiable household581.41.7421.02.0+16
Visitor only households110.30.3210.50.5-10
Total households4,222100.0100.04,079100.0100.0+143
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 West Pennant Hills in 2021 compared to The Hills Shire shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 52.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.1% were one-parent families, compared with 52.1% and 8.5% respectively for The Hills Shire.

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 9.4% compared to 11.9% in The Hills Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 27.9% compared to 23.4% in The Hills Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in West Pennant Hills increased by 143 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in West Pennant Hills between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+110 households)

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