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In the City of Canning, 54.6% of people born overseas were in couples with children households.

The City of Canning's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. For the overseas-born population, only those family members who were born overseas are counted. Other family members who were born in Australia or did not state their birthplace are not included in the table. However, if multiple household members were born overseas, the household will be counted more than once in this topic.

This topic reveals the area's residential role and function for the overseas-born and what type of households they are forming. This is likely to be strongly related to Age Structure, while recent migrants are young and likely to form families (and group households in the case of student areas), more established migrant communities may have older families and empty nesters in their mix of households.

To continue building the story of the overseas-born community in City of Canning, please look at this topic in conjunction with Age Structure, Household Size and Number of Bedrooms.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
City of Canning - born overseas20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Canning - Total populationNumber%City of Canning - Total population2016 to 2021
Couples with children26,16354.653.423,45552.651.8+2,708
Couples without children10,32721.518.99,67421.719.1+653
One parent families3,4367.29.83,3127.49.5+124
Other families8671.81.51,1352.52.0-268
Group household3,4377.25.53,7988.56.3-361
Lone person3,5437.48.13,0286.87.6+515
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households1590.32.71580.43.7+1
Total persons counted in private dwellings47,932100.0100.044,560100.0100.0+3,372
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 for people born overseas in the City of Canning in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Canning, shows that there was a higher proportion of people born overseas in couple families with children as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 54.6% of people born overseas were in couple families with children, and 7.2% were in one-parent families, compared with 53.4% and 9.8% respectively for the total population in the City of Canning.

There were a lower proportion of people born overseas in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people born overseas in lone person households was 7.4% compared to 8.1% in the total population in the City of Canning while the proportion in couples without children was 21.5% compared to 18.9% in the total population in the City of Canning.

Emerging groups

The number of people born overseas in households in City of Canning increased by 3,372 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types of people born overseas in the City of Canning 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+2,708 persons)
  • Couples without children (+653 persons)
  • Lone person (+515 persons)
  • Group household (-361 persons)

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