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Elizabeth Bay

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In Elizabeth Bay, 4.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 6.9% in Surry Hills.

Elizabeth Bay'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, Elizabeth Bay'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
Elizabeth Bay - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Surry Hills %Number%Surry Hills %2006 to 2021
Couples with children1254.96.9813.24.7+43
Couples without children61324.127.152320.521.8+89
One parent families502.02.8351.42.6+14
Other families100.41.170.31.6+2
Group household1134.411.31736.812.1-61
Lone person1,46057.443.51,17045.732.7+290
Other not classifiable household1375.45.949919.523.0-362
Visitor only households371.51.5652.61.4-29
Total households2,545100.0100.02,558100.0100.0-14
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Elizabeth Bay in 2021 compared to Surry Hills shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 4.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 2.0% were one-parent families, compared with 6.9% and 2.8% respectively for Surry Hills.

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 57.4% compared to 43.5% in Surry Hills while the proportion of couples without children was 24.1% compared to 27.1% in Surry Hills.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Elizabeth Bay decreased by 13 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Elizabeth Bay between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+290 households)
  • Couples without children (+89 households)
  • Group household (-61 households)

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