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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Central Coast NSW, 30.5% of people born in South Africa were found in households with 2 persons.
The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home.
Household size may differ significantly for overseas-born populations. Some cultural groups may be affected by the availability of affordable housing, and may have a preference for living in larger households with extended family members. On the other hand recent arrivals in student housing may have mainly 1 and 2 person households.
A comparison with Dwelling Type and Number of Bedrooms data may indicate whether overcrowding is an issue for overseas-born populations. Please note however that multiple overseas-born people in a household will be counted multiple times in this topic.
Household size should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Age Structure, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
Q:
Derived from the three Census questions:
'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 10 August 2021 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Name of each person who usually lives in this dwelling but was away on Tuesday, 10 August 2021.'
| Household size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast NSW - born in South Africa | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2011 to 2021 |
| 1 person | 185 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 92 | 6.9 | 9.1 | +93 |
| 2 persons | 631 | 30.5 | 33.8 | 424 | 31.7 | 29.6 | +207 |
| 3 persons | 354 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 234 | 17.5 | 16.5 | +120 |
| 4 persons | 545 | 26.4 | 24.6 | 369 | 27.6 | 26.8 | +176 |
| 5 persons | 205 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 150 | 11.2 | 12.6 | +55 |
| 6 or more persons | 146 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 67 | 5.0 | 5.4 | +79 |
| Total people in classifiable households | 2,066 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,336 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +730 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of people born in South Africa usually resident in a household in Central Coast NSW compared with Regional NSW, shows that there were a lower proportion of people born in South Africa in lone person households, and a higher proportion in larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 9.0% of people born in South Africa in lone person households, and 43.4% in larger households, compared with 9.5% and 38.8% respectively for Regional NSW.
The major differences between the household size for people born in South Africa in Central Coast NSW and Regional NSW were:
- A larger percentage of people in households with 6 or more persons usually resident (7.1% compared to 4.7%)
- A larger percentage of people in households with 4 persons usually resident (26.4% compared to 24.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households with 2 persons usually resident (30.5% compared to 33.8%)
Emerging groups
The number of people born in South Africa in households in Central Coast NSW increased by 730 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in the number of people born in South Africa usually resident in a household in Central Coast NSW between 2011 and 2021 were:
- 2 persons (+207 persons)
- 4 persons (+176 persons)
- 3 persons (+120 persons)
- 1 person (+93 persons)
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