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In Villawood, 33.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 40.3% in Canley Heights.

Villawood'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, Villawood'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
Villawood - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Canley Heights %Number%Canley Heights %2016 to 2021
Couples with children23733.340.322735.242.8+9
Couples without children10214.313.69615.014.8+5
One parent families9613.521.38913.822.2+7
Other families142.02.4152.42.9-2
Group household263.72.1243.82.2+2
Lone person17524.614.215423.812.0+21
Other not classifiable household588.15.5365.62.5+22
Visitor only households40.60.530.50.6+1
Total households712100.0100.0647100.0100.0+65
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Villawood in 2021 compared to Canley Heights shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.5% were one-parent families, compared with 40.3% and 21.3% respectively for Canley Heights.

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 24.6% compared to 14.2% in Canley Heights while the proportion of couples without children was 14.3% compared to 13.6% in Canley Heights.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Villawood increased by 65 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Villawood between 2016 and 2021.

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