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In Dee Why, 24.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 54.9% in Collaroy Plateau.

Dee Why'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, Dee Why'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
Dee Why - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Collaroy Plateau %Number%Collaroy Plateau %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,52224.754.92,36225.654.0+160
Couples without children2,77527.221.02,29924.920.5+476
One parent families9799.69.28429.19.4+137
Other families1181.20.3991.11.1+19
Group household5835.71.45225.71.5+61
Lone person2,91628.511.12,54327.510.2+373
Other not classifiable household2772.71.75145.63.1-237
Visitor only households510.50.3520.60.3-1
Total households10,221100.0100.09,233100.0100.0+988
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 Dee Why in 2021 compared to Collaroy Plateau shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.6% were one-parent families, compared with 54.9% and 9.2% respectively for Collaroy Plateau.

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 28.5% compared to 11.1% in Collaroy Plateau while the proportion of couples without children was 27.2% compared to 21.0% in Collaroy Plateau.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Dee Why increased by 988 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+476 households)
  • Lone person (+373 households)
  • Couples with children (+160 households)
  • One parent families (+137 households)

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