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Fairfield City

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In Fairfield City, 42.4% of people reporting a need for assistance were in couples with children households.

Fairfield City's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

For persons with a disability or need for assistance with core activities, the household type topic can reveal the extent to which they live alone (and therefore may require outside assistance) or have other family members available to assist. It is also likely to be correlated with age.

Please note that people with a disability living in an institutional form of accommodation (e.g. nursing home or hostel for the disabled) are not considered to be part of a household and are not included in this topic.

To continue building the story, Fairfield City's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Age Structure and Dwelling Structure.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Fairfield City - Need for assistance20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Couples with children7,81142.434.46,82044.336.3+991
Couples without children3,62619.722.93,06819.922.9+558
One parent families4,15422.519.83,36321.919.4+791
Other families3551.91.62891.91.6+66
Group household3281.83.52331.52.9+95
Lone person2,15311.717.91,59010.316.6+563
Other not classifiable household30.00.0230.10.3-20
Total people counted in private dwellings18,430100.0100.015,386100.0100.0+3,044
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 reporting a need for assistance in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a higher proportion of people needing assistance in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 42.4% of people reporting a need for assistance were in couple families with child(ren), and 22.5% were in one-parent families, compared with 34.4% and 19.8% respectively for Greater Sydney.

There was a lower proportion of people reporting a need for assistance in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people with a need for assistance in lone person households was 11.7% compared to 17.9% in Greater Sydney while the proportion in couples without children was 19.7% compared to 22.9% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The number people in private dwellings reporting a need for assistance in Fairfield City increased by 3,044 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the family/household types of people reporting a need for assistance in Fairfield City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+991 persons)
  • One parent families (+791 persons)
  • Lone person (+563 persons)
  • Couples without children (+558 persons)

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