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Sutherland Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Sutherland Shire

Household type

In Sutherland Shire, 37.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 46.7% in Yowie Bay.

Sutherland Shire'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, Sutherland Shire'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
Sutherland Shire - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Yowie Bay %Number%Yowie Bay %1991 to 2021
Couples with children31,74537.146.729,03046.850.7+2,715
Couples without children22,41126.227.714,14022.826.9+8,271
One parent families8,1949.68.55,0298.17.2+3,165
Other families6540.80.37211.20.4-67
Group household1,7792.10.52,0363.32.5-257
Lone person18,52121.615.39,51215.311.3+9,009
Other not classifiable household1,9072.20.71,1831.90.5+724
Visitor only households3520.40.43880.60.6-36
Total households85,563100.0100.062,039100.0100.0+23,524
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Sutherland Shire in 2021 compared to Yowie Bay shows that there was a lower 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 46.7% and 8.5% respectively for Yowie Bay.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.6% compared to 15.3% in Yowie Bay while the proportion of couples without children was 26.2% compared to 27.7% in Yowie Bay.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Sutherland Shire increased by 23,524 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Sutherland Shire between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+9,009 households)
  • Couples without children (+8,271 households)
  • One parent families (+3,165 households)
  • Couples with children (+2,715 households)

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