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Fairfield City

Household type

In Fairfield City, 29.0% of people aged 65 years or more were in couples with children households.

Fairfield City's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?

To continue building the story, Fairfield City's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Fairfield City - 65 years or more20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2011 to 2021
Couples with children9,55429.017.85,66026.815.6+3,894
Couples without children11,23634.144.67,84737.144.3+3,389
One parent families4,63514.18.52,73713.08.1+1,898
Other families6722.01.23641.71.2+308
Group household6361.92.13391.61.9+297
Lone person5,04315.322.83,60917.125.3+1,434
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households1,1343.43.15762.73.6+558
Total people in private dwellings32,910100.0100.021,132100.0100.0+11,778
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 of people aged 65 years or more in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney, shows that there was a higher proportion of people aged 65 years or more in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 29.0% of people aged 65 years or more were in couple families with child(ren), and 14.1% were in one-parent families, compared with 17.8% and 8.5% respectively for Greater Sydney.

There was a lower proportion of people aged 65 years or more in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 65 years or more in lone person households was 15.3% compared to 22.8% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of couples without children was 34.1% compared to 44.6% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The number of people aged 65 years or more in households in Fairfield City increased by 11,778 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 65 years or more in Fairfield City between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+3,894 persons)
  • Couples without children (+3,389 persons)
  • One parent families (+1,898 persons)
  • Lone person (+1,434 persons)

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