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Greenhills Beach

Household type

In Greenhills Beach, 74.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.4% in Sutherland.

Greenhills Beach'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, Greenhills Beach'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
Greenhills Beach - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Sutherland %Number%Sutherland %2016 to 2021
Couples with children27474.322.416874.324.1+106
Couples without children5916.025.33415.024.1+25
One parent families184.910.8114.910.9+7
Other families0--1.00--1.30
Group household0--3.70--3.90
Lone person123.333.773.131.1+5
Other not classifiable household61.62.631.34.1+3
Visitor only households0--0.431.30.5-3
Total households369100.0100.0226100.0100.0+143
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 Greenhills Beach in 2021 compared to Sutherland shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 74.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 4.9% were one-parent families, compared with 22.4% and 10.8% respectively for Sutherland.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 3.3% compared to 33.7% in Sutherland while the proportion of couples without children was 16.0% compared to 25.3% in Sutherland.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Greenhills Beach increased by 143 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Greenhills Beach between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (+106 households)

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