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Fairfield City

Household type

In Fairfield City, 30.0% of people aged 65 to 84 years 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 to 84 years20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Couples with children8,83330.018.56,84029.918.3+1,993
Couples without children10,33335.146.18,20835.945.3+2,125
One parent families3,85013.17.92,88212.67.5+968
Other families6032.01.24341.91.2+169
Group household5962.02.23841.72.1+212
Lone person4,24614.421.13,39014.821.1+856
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households1,0063.43.07233.24.5+283
Total people in private dwellings29,467100.0100.022,861100.0100.0+6,606
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 of people aged 65 to 84 years in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney, shows that there was a higher proportion of people aged 65 to 84 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 30.0% of people aged 65 to 84 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 13.1% were in one-parent families, compared with 18.5% and 7.9% respectively for Greater Sydney.

There was a lower proportion of people aged 65 to 84 years in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 65 to 84 years in lone person households was 14.4% compared to 21.1% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of couples without children was 35.1% compared to 46.1% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The number of people aged 65 to 84 years in households in Fairfield City increased by 6,606 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 65 to 84 years in Fairfield City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+2,125 persons)
  • Couples with children (+1,993 persons)
  • One parent families (+968 persons)
  • Lone person (+856 persons)

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