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Mount Pritchard

Household type

In Mount Pritchard, 36.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 49.0% in Edensor Park.

Mount Pritchard'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, Mount Pritchard'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
Mount Pritchard - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Edensor Park %Number%Edensor Park %1991 to 2021
Couples with children1,12636.249.01,30949.868.9-183
Couples without children49015.719.653020.115.0-40
One parent families58918.915.333112.67.9+258
Other families561.81.8381.41.0+18
Group household571.80.7612.31.5-4
Lone person60319.410.329511.24.0+308
Other not classifiable household1755.63.0562.11.6+119
Visitor only households180.60.3110.40.2+7
Total households3,114100.0100.02,631100.0100.0+483
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mount Pritchard in 2021 compared to Edensor Park shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 36.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 18.9% were one-parent families, compared with 49.0% and 15.3% respectively for Edensor Park.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.4% compared to 10.3% in Edensor Park while the proportion of couples without children was 15.7% compared to 19.6% in Edensor Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mount Pritchard increased by 483 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mount Pritchard between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+308 households)
  • One parent families (+258 households)
  • Couples with children (-183 households)

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