Asquith
Household type
In Asquith, 41.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 46.6% in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai.
Asquith'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, Asquith'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
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 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 Asquith in 2021 compared to Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.9% were one-parent families, compared with 46.6% and 9.4% respectively for Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai.
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 18.9% compared to 14.8% in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai while the proportion of couples without children was 23.3% compared to 25.0% in Mount Colah - Mount Kuring-gai.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Asquith increased by 1,162 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Asquith between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+447 households)
- Couples without children (+285 households)
- Lone person (+250 households)
- One parent families (+118 households)