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Mosman Municipal Council's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.
People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?
To continue building the story, Mosman Municipal Council's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
| Household type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosman Municipal Council - 55 to 64 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Lower North Shore | Number | % | Lower North Shore | 2011 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 1,423 | 40.2 | 36.8 | 987 | 30.8 | 30.5 | +436 |
| Couples without children | 1,106 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 1,163 | 36.2 | 34.8 | -57 |
| One parent families | 277 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 214 | 6.7 | 7.6 | +63 |
| Other families | 16 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +1 |
| Group household | 46 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 60 | 1.9 | 2.5 | -14 |
| Lone person | 593 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 554 | 17.3 | 18.3 | +39 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 79 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 216 | 6.7 | 5.5 | -137 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 3,540 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,209 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +331 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 55 to 64 years in Mosman Municipal Council in 2021 compared to Lower North Shore, shows that there was a higher proportion of people aged 55 to 64 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 40.2% of people aged 55 to 64 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 7.8% were in one-parent families, compared with 36.8% and 8.7% respectively for Lower North Shore.
There was a lower proportion of people aged 55 to 64 years in lone person households and a similar proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 55 to 64 years in lone person households was 16.8% compared to 17.7% in Lower North Shore while the proportion of couples without children was 31.2% compared to 31.2% in Lower North Shore.
Emerging groups
The number of people aged 55 to 64 years in households in Mosman Council area increased by 331 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 55 to 64 years in Mosman Council area between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+436 persons)
- Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (-137 persons)
- One parent families (+63 persons)
- Couples without children (-57 persons)
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