Inner West Council area
Household type
In the Inner West Council area, 24.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 21.4% in Ashfield (North).
The Inner West Council area'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, the Inner West Council area's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
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| Inner West Council area - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Ashfield (North) % | Number | % | Ashfield (North) % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 19,077 | 24.8 | 21.4 | 18,812 | 25.3 | 24.8 | +265 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 19,761 | 25.7 | 24.2 | 17,677 | 23.8 | 25.0 | +2,084 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 6,255 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 5,895 | 7.9 | 8.4 | +360 | 19502 |
| Other families | 985 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1,075 | 1.4 | 2.4 | -90 | 19503 |
| Group household | 5,558 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 6,401 | 8.6 | 8.7 | -843 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 22,451 | 29.2 | 32.1 | 18,952 | 25.5 | 24.4 | +3,499 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 2,378 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4,745 | 6.4 | 5.8 | -2,367 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 507 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 744 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -237 | 19507 |
| Total households | 76,972 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 74,301 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,671 | |
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 the Inner West Council area in 2021 compared to Ashfield (North) shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.1% were one-parent families, compared with 21.4% and 8.5% respectively for Ashfield (North).
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 29.2% compared to 32.1% in Ashfield (North) while the proportion of couples without children was 25.7% compared to 24.2% in Ashfield (North).
Emerging groups
The number of households in Inner West Council area increased by 2,671 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in the Inner West Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+3,499 households)
- Couples without children (+2,084 households)
- Group household (-843 households)
- One parent families (+360 households)