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Pennant Hills

Household type

In Pennant Hills, 41.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.3% in Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural.

Pennant Hills'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, Pennant Hills'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
Pennant Hills - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural %Number%Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural %2006 to 2021
Couples with children1,11541.443.397041.445.4+144
Couples without children66624.826.553122.725.1+135
One parent families27010.09.01968.48.6+74
Other families301.10.6281.20.7+2
Group household511.91.4582.51.7-8
Lone person49318.317.144919.214.8+44
Other not classifiable household542.01.1893.83.1-36
Visitor only households110.41.0190.80.5-9
Total households2,690100.0100.02,343100.0100.0+346
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 Pennant Hills in 2021 compared to Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% were one-parent families, compared with 43.3% and 9.0% respectively for Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural.

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 18.3% compared to 17.1% in Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural while the proportion of couples without children was 24.8% compared to 26.5% in Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Pennant Hills increased by 347 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Pennant Hills between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+144 households)
  • Couples without children (+135 households)
  • One parent families (+74 households)

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