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In Oyster Bay, 53.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.1% in Sutherland Shire.

Oyster Bay'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, Oyster Bay'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
Oyster Bay - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Sutherland Shire %Number%Sutherland Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples with children94953.737.197255.938.8-23
Couples without children42524.026.237321.424.7+52
One parent families1387.89.61186.89.7+20
Other families70.40.8100.60.9-3
Group household140.82.1221.32.2-8
Lone person21111.921.620011.520.3+11
Other not classifiable household191.12.2342.03.1-15
Visitor only households50.30.4100.60.5-5
Total households1,768100.0100.01,739100.0100.0+29
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 Oyster Bay in 2021 compared to Sutherland Shire shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 53.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.8% were one-parent families, compared with 37.1% and 9.6% respectively for Sutherland Shire.

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 11.9% compared to 21.6% in Sutherland Shire while the proportion of couples without children was 24.0% compared to 26.2% in Sutherland Shire.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Oyster Bay increased by 29 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Oyster Bay between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+52 households)

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