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Fairfield Heights

Household type

In Fairfield Heights, 44.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 39.7% in Fairfield City.

Fairfield Heights'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 Heights'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 Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Fairfield City %Number%Fairfield City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,08144.339.797044.042.3+111
Couples without children33813.917.032014.516.5+18
One parent families40616.617.540118.217.9+5
Other families391.61.9502.32.0-11
Group household371.52.2281.32.2+9
Lone person41717.116.635616.215.1+61
Other not classifiable household1084.44.5763.43.5+32
Visitor only households130.50.530.10.5+10
Total households2,439100.0100.02,204100.0100.0+235
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 Fairfield Heights in 2021 compared to Fairfield City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 44.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 16.6% were one-parent families, compared with 39.7% and 17.5% respectively for Fairfield City.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 17.1% compared to 16.6% in Fairfield City while the proportion of couples without children was 13.9% compared to 17.0% in Fairfield City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Fairfield Heights increased by 235 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Fairfield Heights between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+111 households)
  • Lone person (+61 households)

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