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Sydney Olympic Park

Household type

In Sydney Olympic Park, 18.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 35.5% in the City of Parramatta.

Sydney Olympic Park'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, Sydney Olympic Park'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
Sydney Olympic Park - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Parramatta %Number%City of Parramatta %1996 to 2021
Couples with children69418.635.5042.137.7+694
Couples without children1,21232.523.4020.022.9+1,212
One parent families2195.99.009.210.0+219
Other families681.81.402.11.7+68
Group household2266.14.803.14.3+226
Lone person1,03527.821.5023.621.0+1,035
Other not classifiable household2135.73.70--1.5+213
Visitor only households581.60.60--0.8+58
Total households3,725100.0100.00100.0100.0+3,725
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Sydney Olympic Park in 2021 compared to the City of Parramatta shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.9% were one-parent families, compared with 35.5% and 9.0% respectively for the City of Parramatta.

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 27.8% compared to 21.5% in the City of Parramatta while the proportion of couples without children was 32.5% compared to 23.4% in the City of Parramatta.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Sydney Olympic Park increased by 3,725 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Sydney Olympic Park between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+1,212 households)
  • Lone person (+1,035 households)
  • Couples with children (+694 households)
  • Group household (+226 households)

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