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Waverley Local Government Area (LGA)Community profile

Waverley Ward

Household type

In Waverley Ward, 23.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.4% in Waverley Council area.

Waverley Ward'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, Waverley Ward'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
Waverley Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Waverley Council area %Number%Waverley Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,74323.024.41,62122.023.8+122
Couples without children1,92125.325.31,76624.023.5+155
One parent families4666.16.53835.26.1+82
Other families710.90.9650.91.0+6
Group household90111.99.192012.510.0-20
Lone person2,06727.228.31,78324.224.7+284
Other not classifiable household3634.84.67309.99.5-367
Visitor only households540.70.9871.21.4-33
Total households7,586100.0100.07,357100.0100.0+229
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 Waverley Ward in 2021 compared to Waverley Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.1% were one-parent families, compared with 24.4% and 6.5% respectively for Waverley Council area.

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 27.2% compared to 28.3% in Waverley Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 25.3% compared to 25.3% in Waverley Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Waverley Ward increased by 229 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Waverley Ward between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+284 households)
  • Couples without children (+155 households)
  • Couples with children (+122 households)
  • One parent families (+82 households)

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