Blacktown City
Age groups - Household type
In Blacktown City, 58.6% of people aged 18 to 24 years were in couples with children households.
Blacktown City's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.
People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?
To continue building the story, Blacktown City's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
People aged 18 to 24 years, counted in private dwellings
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown City - 18 to 24 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Couples with children | 20,799 | 58.6 | 49.9 | 16,992 | 59.3 | 48.9 | +3,807 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 2,862 | 8.1 | 11.4 | 2,260 | 7.9 | 11.0 | +602 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 6,773 | 19.1 | 17.6 | 6,304 | 22.0 | 17.6 | +469 | 19502 |
| Other families | 1,009 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 730 | 2.5 | 3.5 | +279 | 19503 |
| Group household | 1,639 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 924 | 3.2 | 10.0 | +715 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 725 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 576 | 2.0 | 4.4 | +149 | 19505 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 1,688 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 850 | 3.0 | 4.7 | +838 | 19507 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 35,495 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 28,636 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,859 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 18 to 24 years in Blacktown City in 2021 compared to New South Wales, shows that there was a higher proportion of people aged 18 to 24 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 58.6% of people aged 18 to 24 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 19.1% were in one-parent families, compared with 49.9% and 17.6% respectively for New South Wales.
There was a lower proportion of people aged 18 to 24 years in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 18 to 24 years in lone person households was 2.0% compared to 4.2% in New South Wales while the proportion of couples without children was 8.1% compared to 11.4% in New South Wales.
Emerging groups
The number of people aged 18 to 24 years in households in Blacktown City increased by 6,859 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 18 to 24 years in Blacktown City between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+3,807 persons)
- Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (+838 persons)
- Group household (+715 persons)
- Couples without children (+602 persons)