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Dulwich Hill

Household type

In Dulwich Hill, 22.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.8% in Inner West Council area.

Dulwich Hill'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, Dulwich Hill'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
Dulwich Hill - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Inner West Council area %Number%Inner West Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,40722.524.81,41424.125.3-7
Couples without children1,47723.625.71,29922.223.8+178
One parent families5919.48.15689.77.9+23
Other families721.21.3761.31.4-4
Group household3916.27.24357.48.6-44
Lone person2,05232.829.21,66828.425.5+384
Other not classifiable household2323.73.13536.06.4-121
Visitor only households380.60.7500.91.0-12
Total households6,260100.0100.05,863100.0100.0+397
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Dulwich Hill in 2021 compared to Inner West Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 24.8% and 8.1% respectively for Inner West Council area.

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 32.8% compared to 29.2% in Inner West Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 23.6% compared to 25.7% in Inner West Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Dulwich Hill increased by 397 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Dulwich Hill between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+384 households)
  • Couples without children (+178 households)

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