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Central Coast NSWCommunity profile

Central Coast Council area

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In Central Coast NSW, 39.1% of people born overseas were in couples with children households.

Central Coast NSW'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 Central Coast Council area, 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
Central Coast NSW - born overseas20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total populationNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Couples with children21,41939.144.218,42439.545.4+2,995
Couples without children18,34633.522.015,69133.621.3+2,655
One parent families4,8758.915.14,0878.815.0+788
Other families3990.70.83120.70.9+87
Group household1,7753.22.51,4253.12.5+350
Lone person7,49513.711.16,36913.710.8+1,126
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households5351.04.23270.74.2+208
Total persons counted in private dwellings54,844100.0100.046,635100.0100.0+8,209
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 Central Coast NSW in 2021 compared to the total population in Central Coast NSW, shows that there was a lower proportion of people born overseas in couple families with children as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 39.1% of people born overseas were in couple families with children, and 8.9% were in one-parent families, compared with 44.2% and 15.1% respectively for the total population in Central Coast NSW.

There were a higher 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 13.7% compared to 11.1% in the total population in Central Coast NSW while the proportion in couples without children was 33.5% compared to 22.0% in the total population in Central Coast NSW.

Emerging groups

The number of people born overseas in households in Central Coast NSW increased by 8,209 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types of people born overseas in Central Coast NSW 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+2,995 persons)
  • Couples without children (+2,655 persons)
  • Lone person (+1,126 persons)
  • One parent families (+788 persons)

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