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Wollongong City

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In Wollongong City, 29.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.8% in Regional NSW.

Wollongong 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, Wollongong City's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Wollongong City - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Couples with children24,58229.324.823,45430.225.4+1,128
Couples without children20,96325.027.718,52823.927.0+2,435
One parent families9,41211.210.98,93811.511.0+474
Other families8421.00.98611.10.9-19
Group household3,5934.33.13,3044.33.1+289
Lone person21,27025.426.118,86624.325.5+2,404
Other not classifiable household2,6863.24.52,9953.95.1-309
Visitor only households5190.62.06380.82.0-119
Total households83,867100.0100.077,584100.0100.0+6,283
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 Wollongong City in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.2% were one-parent families, compared with 24.8% and 10.9% respectively for Regional NSW.

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 25.4% compared to 26.1% in Regional NSW while the proportion of couples without children was 25.0% compared to 27.7% in Regional NSW.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wollongong City increased by 6,283 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+2,435 households)
  • Lone person (+2,404 households)
  • Couples with children (+1,128 households)
  • One parent families (+474 households)

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