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Wollondilly Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Thirlmere - Lakesland

Household type

In Thirlmere - Lakesland, 32.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 41.3% in Wollondilly Shire.

Thirlmere - Lakesland'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, Thirlmere - Lakesland'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
Thirlmere - Lakesland - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Wollondilly Shire %Number%Wollondilly Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children64232.441.356937.343.3+73
Couples without children59430.026.640626.625.8+188
One parent families21410.810.216010.59.7+54
Other families120.60.6161.00.7-4
Group household221.11.4241.61.5-2
Lone person41220.816.227418.014.6+138
Other not classifiable household643.23.2714.74.0-7
Visitor only households201.00.660.40.5+14
Total households1,980100.0100.01,526100.0100.0+454
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 Thirlmere - Lakesland in 2021 compared to Wollondilly Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.8% were one-parent families, compared with 41.3% and 10.2% respectively for Wollondilly Shire.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 20.8% compared to 16.2% in Wollondilly Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 30.0% compared to 26.6% in Wollondilly Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Thirlmere - Lakesland increased by 454 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Thirlmere - Lakesland between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+188 households)
  • Lone person (+138 households)
  • Couples with children (+73 households)
  • One parent families (+54 households)

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