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Old Guildford

Household type

In Old Guildford, 47.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 36.0% in Fairfield East.

Old Guildford'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.

To continue building the story, Old Guildford's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Old Guildford - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Fairfield East %Number%Fairfield East %2016 to 2021
Couples with children34547.636.035752.138.8-12
Couples without children10214.115.98812.813.7+14
One parent families10915.016.310315.016.2+6
Other families40.61.291.32.6-5
Group household162.22.9182.63.7-2
Lone person9312.819.97911.518.1+14
Other not classifiable household567.77.0263.86.5+30
Visitor only households0--0.850.70.4-5
Total households725100.0100.0685100.0100.0+40
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Old Guildford in 2021 compared to Fairfield East shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 47.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.0% were one-parent families, compared with 36.0% and 16.3% respectively for Fairfield East.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 12.8% compared to 19.9% in Fairfield East while the proportion of couples without children was 14.1% compared to 15.9% in Fairfield East.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Old Guildford increased by 40 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Old Guildford between 2016 and 2021.

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