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Willoughby City

Household type

In Willoughby City, 36.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 34.4% in Greater Sydney.

Willoughby City'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, Willoughby City'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
Willoughby City - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Couples with children10,50036.934.410,21737.035.3+283
Couples without children6,80923.923.36,36323.022.4+446
One parent families2,5438.910.52,3198.410.4+224
Other families3471.21.23801.41.3-33
Group household1,0673.84.01,3304.84.5-263
Lone person6,31422.222.25,53020.020.4+784
Other not classifiable household6492.33.71,1264.14.7-477
Visitor only households2160.80.63771.40.9-161
Total households28,445100.0100.027,642100.0100.0+803
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 Willoughby City 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, 36.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.9% were one-parent families, compared with 34.4% and 10.5% respectively for Greater Sydney.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 22.2% compared to 22.2% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of couples without children was 23.9% compared to 23.3% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Willoughby City increased by 803 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Willoughby City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+784 households)
  • Couples without children (+446 households)
  • Couples with children (+283 households)
  • Group household (-263 households)

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