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City of RydeCommunity profile

Ryde (Total)

Household type

In Ryde (Total), 31.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.1% in the City of Ryde.

Ryde (Total)'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, Ryde (Total)'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
Ryde (Total) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Ryde %Number%City of Ryde %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,06931.932.13,39733.434.5+672
Couples without children3,06124.024.92,38023.423.6+681
One parent families1,0888.58.39129.08.5+176
Other families1971.51.51921.91.7+5
Group household5174.14.25125.05.4+5
Lone person3,39426.625.52,28922.522.3+1,105
Other not classifiable household3712.92.84134.13.1-42
Visitor only households620.50.6760.70.9-14
Total households12,759100.0100.010,171100.0100.0+2,588
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Ryde (Total) in 2021 compared to the City of Ryde shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.5% were one-parent families, compared with 32.1% and 8.3% respectively for the City of Ryde.

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 26.6% compared to 25.5% in the City of Ryde while the proportion of couples without children was 24.0% compared to 24.9% in the City of Ryde.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ryde (Total) increased by 2,588 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Ryde (Total) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,105 households)
  • Couples without children (+681 households)
  • Couples with children (+672 households)
  • One parent families (+176 households)

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