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In Pyrmont, 14.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 11.8% in The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point.

Pyrmont'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, Pyrmont'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
Pyrmont - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point %Number%The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point %2016 to 2021
Couples with children88614.711.882013.810.5+66
Couples without children1,84930.834.31,78930.131.3+60
One parent families3816.33.33295.53.3+52
Other families801.30.81091.80.8-29
Group household5388.93.676412.92.5-226
Lone person1,83730.635.71,54526.029.8+292
Other not classifiable household3626.05.34116.913.7-49
Visitor only households801.35.21672.87.9-87
Total households6,013100.0100.05,934100.0100.0+79
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Pyrmont in 2021 compared to The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.3% were one-parent families, compared with 11.8% and 3.3% respectively for The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point.

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 30.6% compared to 35.7% in The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point while the proportion of couples without children was 30.8% compared to 34.3% in The Rocks - Millers Point - Dawes Point.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Pyrmont increased by 79 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Pyrmont between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+292 households)
  • Group household (-226 households)
  • Couples with children (+66 households)
  • Couples without children (+60 households)

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