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City of Canada Bay

Household type

In the City of Canada Bay, 30.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.9% in Russell Lea - Rodd Point.

The City of Canada Bay'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, the City of Canada Bay'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
City of Canada Bay - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Russell Lea - Rodd Point %Number%Russell Lea - Rodd Point %2006 to 2021
Couples with children10,88930.539.98,11431.033.5+2,775
Couples without children10,00428.024.36,65325.423.8+3,351
One parent families3,0768.68.52,1128.18.4+964
Other families4861.41.14071.61.6+79
Group household1,5514.32.21,2164.73.4+335
Lone person8,52023.821.15,90822.625.3+2,612
Other not classifiable household1,0022.82.71,5545.93.7-552
Visitor only households2010.60.31800.70.3+21
Total households35,729100.0100.026,144100.0100.0+9,585
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 the City of Canada Bay in 2021 compared to Russell Lea - Rodd Point shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.6% were one-parent families, compared with 39.9% and 8.5% respectively for Russell Lea - Rodd Point.

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 23.8% compared to 21.1% in Russell Lea - Rodd Point while the proportion of couples without children was 28.0% compared to 24.3% in Russell Lea - Rodd Point.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Canada Bay increased by 9,585 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Canada Bay between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+3,351 households)
  • Couples with children (+2,775 households)
  • Lone person (+2,612 households)
  • One parent families (+964 households)

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