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Mount Druitt

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In Mount Druitt, 41.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.2% in WSROC Region.

Mount Druitt'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, Mount Druitt's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Mount Druitt - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%WSROC Region %Number%WSROC Region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,24541.439.22,29444.240.9-49
Couples without children82315.220.280515.519.6+18
One parent families73913.612.676114.713.1-22
Other families901.71.4911.81.4-1
Group household1743.23.11533.02.9+21
Lone person1,02518.918.583616.117.0+189
Other not classifiable household2965.54.42164.24.4+80
Visitor only households310.60.5290.60.6+2
Total households5,423100.0100.05,185100.0100.0+238
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 Mount Druitt in 2021 compared to WSROC Region shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.6% were one-parent families, compared with 39.2% and 12.6% respectively for WSROC Region.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.9% compared to 18.5% in WSROC Region while the proportion of couples without children was 15.2% compared to 20.2% in WSROC Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mount Druitt increased by 238 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Mount Druitt between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+189 households)

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