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Regents Park Ward

Household type

In Regents Park Ward, 34.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 54.6% in Pemulwuy.

Regents Park 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, Regents Park 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
Regents Park Ward - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Pemulwuy %Number%Pemulwuy %2016 to 2021
Couples with children5,36934.054.65,82940.054.9-461
Couples without children3,53122.318.22,83319.419.0+698
One parent families1,67410.69.91,62611.17.9+48
Other families4132.60.93352.31.0+77
Group household1,4379.10.81,2168.31.0+220
Lone person2,68217.013.02,12014.511.2+562
Other not classifiable household6173.92.35784.04.5+39
Visitor only households880.60.3450.30.5+43
Total households15,811100.0100.014,585100.0100.0+1,225
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 Regents Park Ward in 2021 compared to Pemulwuy shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.6% were one-parent families, compared with 54.6% and 9.9% respectively for Pemulwuy.

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 17.0% compared to 13.0% in Pemulwuy while the proportion of couples without children was 22.3% compared to 18.2% in Pemulwuy.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Regents Park Ward increased by 1,226 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+698 households)
  • Lone person (+562 households)
  • Couples with children (-461 households)
  • Group household (+220 households)

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