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Northern Beaches Council area

Household type

In the Northern Beaches Council, 17.0% of people aged 65 to 74 years were in couples with children households.

The Northern Beaches Council'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, the Northern Beaches Council's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Northern Beaches Council - 65 to 74 years20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,96417.021.03,50416.520.2+460
Couples without children12,49953.546.011,12252.446.2+1,377
One parent families1,3485.87.71,1715.57.1+177
Other families1960.81.21510.71.1+45
Group household5032.22.54352.02.3+68
Lone person4,29418.418.63,88918.318.5+405
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households5562.43.09554.54.5-399
Total people in private dwellings23,360100.0100.021,227100.0100.0+2,133
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 65 to 74 years in the Northern Beaches Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney, shows that there was a lower proportion of people aged 65 to 74 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 17.0% of people aged 65 to 74 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 5.8% were in one-parent families, compared with 21.0% and 7.7% respectively for Greater Sydney.

There was a similar proportion of people aged 65 to 74 years in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 65 to 74 years in lone person households was 18.4% compared to 18.6% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of couples without children was 53.5% compared to 46.0% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The number of people aged 65 to 74 years in households in Northern Beaches Council area increased by 2,133 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 65 to 74 years in Northern Beaches Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+1,377 persons)
  • Couples with children (+460 persons)
  • Lone person (+405 persons)
  • Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (-399 persons)

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