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Manly (Town Centre)

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In Manly (Town Centre), 11.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.8% in New South Wales.

Manly (Town Centre)'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, Manly (Town Centre)'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
Manly (Town Centre) - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2001 to 2021
Couples with children17411.630.8906.833.6+83
Couples without children47031.425.030523.023.9+164
One parent families785.210.6302.310.6+48
Other families130.91.1181.41.3-5
Group household1016.83.71088.23.6-7
Lone person57538.523.741731.422.3+157
Other not classifiable household563.74.025719.43.2-202
Visitor only households281.91.21017.61.5-73
Total households1,495100.0100.01,329100.0100.0+165
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Manly (Town Centre) in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 11.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.2% were one-parent families, compared with 30.8% and 10.6% respectively for New South Wales.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 38.5% compared to 23.7% in New South Wales while the proportion of couples without children was 31.4% compared to 25.0% in New South Wales.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Manly (Town Centre) increased by 166 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Manly (Town Centre) between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+164 households)
  • Lone person (+157 households)
  • Couples with children (+83 households)

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