Cooks Hill
Household type
In Cooks Hill, 13.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.8% in the City of Newcastle.
Cooks 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, Cooks 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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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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| Cooks Hill - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | City of Newcastle % | Number | % | City of Newcastle % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 246 | 13.6 | 24.8 | 232 | 13.6 | 25.6 | +14 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 432 | 23.9 | 24.5 | 399 | 23.4 | 23.5 | +33 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 147 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 158 | 9.3 | 11.2 | -11 | 19502 |
| Other families | 21 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 17 | 1.0 | 1.3 | +4 | 19503 |
| Group household | 234 | 12.9 | 6.7 | 198 | 11.6 | 6.6 | +36 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 636 | 35.2 | 28.3 | 606 | 35.6 | 28.1 | +30 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 71 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 75 | 4.4 | 2.9 | -4 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 20 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 18 | 1.1 | 0.9 | +2 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,807 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,703 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +104 | |
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).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Cooks Hill in 2021 compared to the City of Newcastle shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 13.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.1% were one-parent families, compared with 24.8% and 10.6% respectively for the City of Newcastle.
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 35.2% compared to 28.3% in the City of Newcastle while the proportion of couples without children was 23.9% compared to 24.5% in the City of Newcastle.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Cooks Hill increased by 104 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Cooks Hill between 2016 and 2021.