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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the Inner West Council, 42.8% males were in couples with children households.
Inner West Council area's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.
Household type is mainly a function of the type of people who live in an area – some areas, such as new housing growth areas, cater more to families, while some have young students, group households or retirees.
The extent to which household type varies by sex is relatively small. Typically, older lone persons are more likely to be female due to longer life expectancy. One-parent families nationwide are approximately 80% female parents, so areas with many one-parent families are likely to show fewer females in couple and other household types proportionally.
To get a clearer picture of the demographics of sexes in the region, Household Type data should be viewed in conjunction with Age Structure.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
| Household type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner West Council - Total males | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Inner West Council area - Total females % | Number | % | Inner West Council area - Total females % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 36,503 | 42.8 | 39.7 | 35,832 | 42.3 | 39.4 | +671 |
| Couples without children | 21,273 | 24.9 | 22.6 | 19,211 | 22.7 | 20.9 | +2,062 |
| One parent families | 6,473 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 6,168 | 7.3 | 10.4 | +305 |
| Other families | 1,107 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1,309 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -202 |
| Group household | 7,178 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8,161 | 9.6 | 8.6 | -983 |
| Lone person | 9,976 | 11.7 | 15.0 | 8,479 | 10.0 | 12.8 | +1,497 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 2,831 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 5,588 | 6.6 | 6.3 | -2,757 |
| Total persons counted in private dwellings | 85,341 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 84,748 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +593 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of males in the Inner West Council in 2021 compared to Inner West Council area - Total females shows that there was a higher proportion of males in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 42.8% of males were in couple families with child(ren), and 7.6% were one-parent families, compared with 39.7% and 10.6% respectively for Inner West Council area - Total females.
There were a lower proportion of males in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of males in lone person households was 11.7% compared to 15.0% in Inner West Council area - Total females while the proportion in couples without children was 24.9% compared to 22.6% in Inner West Council area - Total females.
Emerging groups
The number of males in households in Inner West Council increased by 593 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the family/household types of males in the Inner West Council between 2016 and 2021 weres:
- Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (-2,757 males)
- Couples without children (+2,062 males)
- Lone person (+1,497 males)
- Group household (-983 males)
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