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Randwick City

Household type

In Randwick City, 27.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.0% in Randwick.

Randwick City'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, Randwick City'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
Randwick City - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Randwick %Number%Randwick %2001 to 2021
Couples with children14,76027.424.011,91424.919.4+2,846
Couples without children12,93424.025.510,09621.122.2+2,838
One parent families4,6408.67.64,3919.27.5+249
Other families7051.31.31,4263.02.6-721
Group household3,8737.28.34,4969.412.7-623
Lone person14,50927.029.412,17725.428.3+2,332
Other not classifiable household2,0033.73.22,5355.35.1-532
Visitor only households4040.80.78311.72.1-427
Total households53,828100.0100.047,866100.0100.0+5,962
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Randwick City in 2021 compared to Randwick shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.6% were one-parent families, compared with 24.0% and 7.6% respectively for Randwick.

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 27.0% compared to 29.4% in Randwick while the proportion of couples without children was 24.0% compared to 25.5% in Randwick.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Randwick City increased by 5,962 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Randwick City between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+2,846 households)
  • Couples without children (+2,838 households)
  • Lone person (+2,332 households)
  • Other families (-721 households)

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