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Waverley Local Government Area (LGA)Community profile

Bondi Junction

Household type

In Bondi Junction, 17.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.4% in Waverley Council area.

Bondi Junction'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, Bondi Junction'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
Bondi Junction - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Waverley Council area %Number%Waverley Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children81717.224.472317.423.8+94
Couples without children1,32327.825.398823.823.5+335
One parent families3056.46.52686.46.1+37
Other families531.10.9621.51.0-9
Group household4158.79.14109.910.0+5
Lone person1,49431.428.31,15827.824.7+336
Other not classifiable household3016.34.647711.59.5-176
Visitor only households541.10.9721.71.4-18
Total households4,762100.0100.04,158100.0100.0+604
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 Bondi Junction in 2021 compared to Waverley Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 17.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.4% were one-parent families, compared with 24.4% and 6.5% respectively for Waverley Council area.

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 31.4% compared to 28.3% in Waverley Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 27.8% compared to 25.3% in Waverley Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bondi Junction increased by 604 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+336 households)
  • Couples without children (+335 households)
  • Couples with children (+94 households)

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