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Cabramatta West

Household type

In Cabramatta West, 39.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.2% in Cabramatta.

Cabramatta West'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, Cabramatta West'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
Cabramatta West - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Cabramatta %Number%Cabramatta %2001 to 2021
Couples with children85139.031.282543.337.3+26
Couples without children31614.516.035218.516.0-36
One parent families52324.020.135418.617.7+169
Other families421.93.3372.02.1+5
Group household452.15.4361.93.6+9
Lone person28413.019.124613.018.7+37
Other not classifiable household1105.04.3432.33.2+67
Visitor only households120.50.780.51.4+3
Total households2,183100.0100.01,904100.0100.0+279
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 Cabramatta West in 2021 compared to Cabramatta shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 39.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 24.0% were one-parent families, compared with 31.2% and 20.1% respectively for Cabramatta.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 13.0% compared to 19.1% in Cabramatta while the proportion of couples without children was 14.5% compared to 16.0% in Cabramatta.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Cabramatta West increased by 279 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Cabramatta West between 2001 and 2021 was:

  • One parent families (+169 households)

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