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North Wollongong

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In North Wollongong, 11.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.0% in Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant.

North Wollongong'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 Wollongong'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
North Wollongong - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant %Number%Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant %2016 to 2021
Couples with children11711.340.012712.339.4-11
Couples without children28026.927.925724.830.9+23
One parent families636.19.2828.07.8-20
Other families101.01.3171.70.6-8
Group household14413.82.714313.92.00
Lone person38236.716.632030.917.0+62
Other not classifiable household363.51.4525.12.4-17
Visitor only households80.80.8353.4---27
Total households1,040100.0100.01,038100.0100.0+2
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 Wollongong in 2021 compared to Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 11.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.1% were one-parent families, compared with 40.0% and 9.2% respectively for Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 36.7% compared to 16.6% in Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant while the proportion of couples without children was 26.9% compared to 27.9% in Mount Ousley - Mount Pleasant.

Emerging groups

The number of households in North Wollongong increased by 2 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in North Wollongong between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+62 households)

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