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City of Canning

Household type

In the City of Canning, 36.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.0% in Greater Perth.

The City of Canning'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, the City of Canning'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
City of Canning - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %1996 to 2021
Couples with children12,50536.232.09,71639.035.0+2,788
Couples without children8,11623.525.45,76423.124.0+2,352
One parent families3,2079.310.32,67810.810.0+529
Other families5591.61.14101.61.4+149
Group household1,8415.33.49453.84.3+896
Lone person7,21320.924.04,95219.922.9+2,261
Other not classifiable household9022.62.92060.81.2+696
Visitor only households2230.61.02290.91.2-6
Total households34,566100.0100.024,901100.0100.0+9,664
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Canning in 2021 compared to Greater Perth shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 36.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.3% were one-parent families, compared with 32.0% and 10.3% respectively for Greater Perth.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 20.9% compared to 24.0% in Greater Perth while the proportion of couples without children was 23.5% compared to 25.4% in Greater Perth.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Canning increased by 9,665 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Canning between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+2,788 households)
  • Couples without children (+2,352 households)
  • Lone person (+2,261 households)
  • Group household (+896 households)

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