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In North Rocks, 45.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.5% in Norwest.

North Rocks'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, North Rocks'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
North Rocks - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Norwest %Number%Norwest %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,40145.528.51,33550.336.2+66
Couples without children79325.732.567125.327.2+121
One parent families2959.68.42419.16.6+53
Other families210.70.8100.41.5+10
Group household722.34.8281.17.5+44
Lone person43514.121.232512.317.6+109
Other not classifiable household601.93.0341.32.7+26
Visitor only households40.10.860.20.8-2
Total households3,081100.0100.02,653100.0100.0+428
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 North Rocks in 2021 compared to Norwest shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 45.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.6% were one-parent families, compared with 28.5% and 8.4% respectively for Norwest.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 14.1% compared to 21.2% in Norwest while the proportion of couples without children was 25.7% compared to 32.5% in Norwest.

Emerging groups

The number of households in North Rocks increased by 428 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in North Rocks between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+121 households)
  • Lone person (+109 households)
  • Couples with children (+66 households)
  • One parent families (+53 households)

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