Parks Place
Household type
In Parks Place, 43.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.8% in Wetherill Park.
Parks Place'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, Parks Place'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks Place - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Wetherill Park % | Number | % | Wetherill Park % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 13,060 | 43.4 | 43.8 | 12,911 | 46.8 | 46.8 | +148 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 5,711 | 19.0 | 23.8 | 4,953 | 17.9 | 22.6 | +757 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 4,937 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 4,525 | 16.4 | 14.0 | +412 | 19502 |
| Other families | 466 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 402 | 1.5 | 1.1 | +64 | 19503 |
| Group household | 367 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 340 | 1.2 | 1.5 | +27 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 4,350 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 3,552 | 12.9 | 11.0 | +798 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 1,099 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 848 | 3.1 | 2.8 | +251 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 131 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 80 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +51 | 19507 |
| Total households | 30,121 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 27,613 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,507 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Parks Place in 2021 compared to Wetherill Park shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 43.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 16.4% were one-parent families, compared with 43.8% and 14.8% respectively for Wetherill Park.
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 14.4% compared to 13.1% in Wetherill Park while the proportion of couples without children was 19.0% compared to 23.8% in Wetherill Park.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Parks Place increased by 2,508 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Parks Place between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+798 households)
- Couples without children (+757 households)
- One parent families (+412 households)
- Couples with children (+148 households)