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Fairfield Place

Household type

In Fairfield Place, 38.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 42.7% in St Johns Park.

Fairfield Place'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, Fairfield Place'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
Fairfield Place - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%St Johns Park %Number%St Johns Park %1991 to 2021
Couples with children6,84538.142.76,16345.470.9+682
Couples without children2,77015.421.12,56318.914.3+207
One parent families2,98316.617.71,63612.17.1+1,346
Other families3471.91.72902.11.0+56
Group household4032.21.64263.11.5-23
Lone person3,49519.412.12,08215.34.4+1,413
Other not classifiable household1,0335.72.92762.00.4+756
Visitor only households980.50.31301.00.3-32
Total households17,974100.0100.013,569100.0100.0+4,405
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Fairfield Place in 2021 compared to St Johns Park shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 38.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 16.6% were one-parent families, compared with 42.7% and 17.7% respectively for St Johns Park.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.4% compared to 12.1% in St Johns Park while the proportion of couples without children was 15.4% compared to 21.1% in St Johns Park.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Fairfield Place increased by 4,405 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Fairfield Place between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+1,413 households)
  • One parent families (+1,346 households)
  • Couples with children (+682 households)
  • Couples without children (+207 households)

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