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Schofields - Nirimba Fields

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In Schofields - Nirimba Fields, 56.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 45.1% in Blacktown City.

Schofields - Nirimba Fields'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, Schofields - Nirimba Fields'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
Schofields - Nirimba Fields - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Blacktown City %Number%Blacktown City %2011 to 2021
Couples with children2,92356.545.152940.943.8+2,394
Couples without children92817.918.327521.319.0+653
One parent families4699.112.816212.515.2+307
Other families410.81.3231.81.3+18
Group household1192.32.5262.02.2+94
Lone person4909.515.124619.015.7+245
Other not classifiable household1783.54.5252.02.5+153
Visitor only households210.40.460.50.4+15
Total households5,173100.0100.01,295100.0100.0+3,878
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Schofields - Nirimba Fields in 2021 compared to Blacktown City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 56.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.1% were one-parent families, compared with 45.1% and 12.8% respectively for Blacktown City.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 9.5% compared to 15.1% in Blacktown City while the proportion of couples without children was 17.9% compared to 18.3% in Blacktown City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Schofields - Nirimba Fields increased by 3,878 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Schofields - Nirimba Fields between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+2,394 households)
  • Couples without children (+653 households)
  • One parent families (+307 households)
  • Lone person (+245 households)

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