Balgowlah Heights - Clontarf
Household type
In Balgowlah Heights - Clontarf, 55.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 36.8% in Mona Vale PCA.
Balgowlah Heights - Clontarf'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, Balgowlah Heights - Clontarf'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balgowlah Heights - Clontarf - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Mona Vale PCA % | Number | % | Mona Vale PCA % | 2006 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 906 | 55.1 | 36.8 | 768 | 48.6 | 37.0 | +137 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 407 | 24.8 | 28.5 | 419 | 26.5 | 26.2 | -13 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 104 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 101 | 6.4 | 8.9 | +2 | 19502 |
| Other families | 8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +4 | 19503 |
| Group household | 14 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 14 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 172 | 10.5 | 19.9 | 221 | 14.0 | 19.2 | -49 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 21 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 45 | 2.9 | 4.7 | -24 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 11 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | +3 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,643 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,582 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +60 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 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 Balgowlah Heights - Clontarf in 2021 compared to Mona Vale PCA shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 55.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.3% were one-parent families, compared with 36.8% and 8.7% respectively for Mona Vale PCA.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 10.5% compared to 19.9% in Mona Vale PCA while the proportion of couples without children was 24.8% compared to 28.5% in Mona Vale PCA.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Balgowlah Heights - Clontarf increased by 61 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Balgowlah Heights - Clontarf between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+137 households)
- Lone person (-49 households)