Analysis of the household/family types in Sutherland Shire in 2021 compared to Strathfield Council shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.6% were one-parent families, compared with 33.0% and 8.1% respectively for Strathfield Council.
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 21.6% compared to 19.5% in Strathfield Council while the proportion of couples without children was 26.2% compared to 24.1% in Strathfield Council.