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Naremburn Ward

Household type

In Naremburn Ward, 31.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 36.9% in Willoughby City.

Naremburn Ward'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, Naremburn Ward'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
Naremburn Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Willoughby City %Number%Willoughby City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,36831.336.92,28530.137.0+82
Couples without children1,80523.823.91,84624.323.0-41
One parent families5797.68.95517.38.4+28
Other families851.11.21091.41.4-25
Group household3584.73.84736.24.8-115
Lone person2,12628.122.21,84624.320.0+279
Other not classifiable household2042.72.33845.14.1-181
Visitor only households520.70.8921.21.4-41
Total households7,577100.0100.07,589100.0100.0-13
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 Naremburn Ward in 2021 compared to Willoughby City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.6% were one-parent families, compared with 36.9% and 8.9% respectively for Willoughby City.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 28.1% compared to 22.2% in Willoughby City while the proportion of couples without children was 23.8% compared to 23.9% in Willoughby City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Naremburn Ward decreased by 12 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Lone person (+279 households)
  • Group household (-115 households)
  • Couples with children (+82 households)

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