Bonnyrigg Heights
Household type
In Bonnyrigg Heights, 49.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.8% in Wetherill Park.
Bonnyrigg 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, Bonnyrigg 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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnyrigg Heights - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1991 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Wetherill Park % | Number | % | Wetherill Park % | 1991 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 1,012 | 49.3 | 43.8 | 834 | 70.7 | 68.1 | +178 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 387 | 18.9 | 23.8 | 177 | 15.0 | 15.1 | +210 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 357 | 17.4 | 14.8 | 70 | 6.0 | 7.8 | +287 | 19502 |
| Other families | 28 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 10 | 0.9 | 1.2 | +17 | 19503 |
| Group household | 22 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.9 | 1.2 | +12 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 183 | 8.9 | 13.1 | 42 | 3.6 | 5.2 | +140 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 53 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 26 | 2.2 | 1.0 | +27 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1 | 19507 |
| Total households | 2,052 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,179 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +872 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Bonnyrigg Heights in 2021 compared to Wetherill Park shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 49.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 17.4% were one-parent families, compared with 43.8% and 14.8% respectively for Wetherill Park.
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 8.9% compared to 13.1% in Wetherill Park while the proportion of couples without children was 18.9% compared to 23.8% in Wetherill Park.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Bonnyrigg Heights increased by 873 between 1991 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Bonnyrigg Heights between 1991 and 2021 were:
- One parent families (+287 households)
- Couples without children (+210 households)
- Couples with children (+178 households)
- Lone person (+140 households)