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In Cammeray, 26.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 36.9% in Willoughby City.

Cammeray'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, Cammeray'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
Cammeray - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Willoughby City %Number%Willoughby City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children82826.536.979925.237.0+29
Couples without children84126.923.980625.423.0+35
One parent families2738.78.92337.38.4+40
Other families311.01.2321.01.4-1
Group household953.03.81595.04.8-64
Lone person99131.722.295530.120.0+36
Other not classifiable household501.62.31444.54.1-94
Visitor only households190.60.8441.41.4-25
Total households3,128100.0100.03,172100.0100.0-44
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 Cammeray in 2021 compared to Willoughby City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.7% were one-parent families, compared with 36.9% and 8.9% respectively for Willoughby City.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 31.7% compared to 22.2% in Willoughby City while the proportion of couples without children was 26.9% compared to 23.9% in Willoughby City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Cammeray decreased by 44 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Cammeray between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Group household (-64 households)

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