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Household size

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In Fairfield City, 23.4% of non-English speakers were found in households with 6 or more persons.

The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home.

Household size may differ significantly for non-English speaking populations. Some cultural groups may be affected by the availability of affordable housing, and may have a preference for living in larger households with extended family members. On the other hand, recent arrivals in student housing may have mainly 1 and 2 person households.

A comparison with Dwelling Type and Number of Bedrooms data may indicate whether overcrowding is an issue for non-English speaking populations.

Household size should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, and Household Income.

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Derived from the three Census questions:

'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 10 August 2021 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Name of each person who usually lives in this dwelling but was away on Tuesday, 10 August 2021.'

Household size
Fairfield City - non-English20212016Change
Number of persons usually residentNumber%Fairfield City - Total populationNumber%Fairfield City - Total population2016 to 2021
1 person7,0674.95.76,2344.55.2+833
2 persons21,21214.815.318,66613.514.4+2,546
3 persons24,17516.816.723,08516.616.7+1,090
4 persons32,23022.422.532,16723.223.4+63
5 persons25,46517.717.524,98318.017.7+482
6 or more persons33,58323.422.233,61924.222.6-36
Total people in classifiable households143,732100.0100.0138,754100.0100.0+4,978
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 number of non-English speakers usually resident in a household in Fairfield City compared with the total population in Fairfield City shows that there was a lower proportion of non-English speakers in lone person households, and a higher proportion in larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there was 4.9% of non-English speakers in lone person households, and 63.5% in larger households, compared with 5.7% and 62.2% respectively for the total population in Fairfield City.

The major difference between the household size for non-English speakers in Fairfield City and the total population in Fairfield City was:

  • A larger percentage of people in households with 6 or more persons usually resident (23.4% compared to 22.2%)

Emerging groups

The number of non-English speakers in households in Fairfield City increased by 4,978 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the number of non-English speakers usually resident in a household in Fairfield City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 2 persons (+2,546 persons)
  • 3 persons (+1,090 persons)
  • 1 person (+833 persons)
  • 5 persons (+482 persons)

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