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Enfield - Burwood Heights

Household type

In Enfield - Burwood Heights, 33.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.4% in Burwood Council area.

Enfield - Burwood Heights'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, Enfield - Burwood Heights'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
Enfield - Burwood Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Burwood Council area %Number%Burwood Council area %2001 to 2021
Couples with children52433.927.446340.734.9+60
Couples without children32220.824.023420.618.7+88
One parent families20713.49.41029.09.7+105
Other families171.12.6121.12.4+5
Group household644.110.3423.76.1+22
Lone person32921.321.722619.922.2+103
Other not classifiable household775.03.9524.64.0+25
Visitor only households70.50.760.51.8+1
Total households1,547100.0100.01,138100.0100.0+408
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Enfield - Burwood Heights in 2021 compared to Burwood Council area shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.4% were one-parent families, compared with 27.4% and 9.4% respectively for Burwood Council area.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.3% compared to 21.7% in Burwood Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 20.8% compared to 24.0% in Burwood Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Enfield - Burwood Heights increased by 409 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Enfield - Burwood Heights between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • One parent families (+105 households)
  • Lone person (+103 households)
  • Couples without children (+88 households)
  • Couples with children (+60 households)

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