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Darling Point

Household type

In Darling Point, 14.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.7% in Bellevue Hill.

Darling Point'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, Darling Point'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
Darling Point - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Bellevue Hill %Number%Bellevue Hill %2006 to 2021
Couples with children28214.329.721810.827.3+64
Couples without children62731.827.456428.023.4+62
One parent families1276.47.41065.37.1+20
Other families110.60.9110.61.2-1
Group household904.66.21165.86.3-26
Lone person70735.924.873236.423.7-26
Other not classifiable household934.73.021710.810.0-124
Visitor only households331.70.6462.31.0-13
Total households1,970100.0100.02,014100.0100.0-44
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Darling Point in 2021 compared to Bellevue Hill shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.4% were one-parent families, compared with 29.7% and 7.4% respectively for Bellevue Hill.

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 35.9% compared to 24.8% in Bellevue Hill while the proportion of couples without children was 31.8% compared to 27.4% in Bellevue Hill.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Darling Point decreased by 44 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Darling Point between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+64 households)
  • Couples without children (+62 households)

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