Silverwater
Household type
In Silverwater, 34.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.6% in Sydney Olympic Park.
Silverwater'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, Silverwater's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
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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| Silverwater - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Sydney Olympic Park % | Number | % | Sydney Olympic Park % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 287 | 34.4 | 18.6 | 285 | 33.8 | 14.4 | +2 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 190 | 22.8 | 32.5 | 186 | 22.1 | 31.1 | +4 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 85 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 67 | 8.0 | 5.5 | +18 | 19502 |
| Other families | 9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 19 | 2.3 | 1.8 | -10 | 19503 |
| Group household | 34 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 59 | 7.0 | 6.2 | -25 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 185 | 22.2 | 27.8 | 161 | 19.1 | 24.6 | +24 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 38 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 58 | 6.9 | 13.9 | -20 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | -1 | 19507 |
| Total households | 834 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 842 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -8 | |
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 Silverwater in 2021 compared to Sydney Olympic Park shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.2% were one-parent families, compared with 18.6% and 5.9% respectively for Sydney Olympic Park.
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 22.2% compared to 27.8% in Sydney Olympic Park while the proportion of couples without children was 22.8% compared to 32.5% in Sydney Olympic Park.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Silverwater decreased by 8 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Silverwater between 2016 and 2021.