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In Blacktown City Council, 59.7% females were in couples with children households.

Blacktown City's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

Household type is mainly a function of the type of people who live in an area – some areas, such as new housing growth areas, cater more to families, while some have young students, group households or retirees.

The extent to which household type varies by sex is relatively small. Typically, older lone persons are more likely to be female due to longer life expectancy. One-parent families nationwide are approximately 80% female parents, so areas with many one-parent families are likely to show fewer females in couple and other household types proportionally.

To get a clearer picture of the demographics of sexes in the region, Household Type data should be viewed in conjunction with Age Structure.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Blacktown City Council - Total females20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Blacktown City - Total population %Number%Blacktown City - Total population %2016 to 2021
Couples with children117,85959.760.999,04659.260.8+18,813
Couples without children25,85813.113.121,61412.913.0+4,244
One parent families29,71215.013.227,67416.514.5+2,038
Other families1,9171.01.11,6771.01.2+240
Group household2,9961.52.12,2051.31.8+791
Lone person10,5465.35.28,7275.25.0+1,819
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households8,6244.44.46,3543.83.8+2,270
Total persons counted in private dwellings197,512100.0100.0167,297100.0100.0+30,215
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of females in Blacktown City Council in 2021 compared to Blacktown City - Total population shows that there was a lower proportion of females in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 59.7% of females were in couple families with child(ren), and 15.0% were one-parent families, compared with 60.9% and 13.2% respectively for Blacktown City - Total population.

There were a similar proportion of females in lone person households and a similar proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of females in lone person households was 5.3% compared to 5.2% in Blacktown City - Total population while the proportion in couples without children was 13.1% compared to 13.1% in Blacktown City - Total population.

Emerging groups

The number of females in households in Blacktown City Council increased by 30,215 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the family/household types of females in Blacktown City Council between 2016 and 2021 weres:

  • Couples with children (+18,813 females)
  • Couples without children (+4,244 females)
  • Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (+2,270 females)
  • One parent families (+2,038 females)

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