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Household type

In Fairfield City, 70.5% of people born in Iraq were in couples with children households.

Fairfield City's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. For the overseas-born population, only those family members who were born overseas are counted. Other family members who were born in Australia or did not state their birthplace are not included in the table. However, if multiple household members were born overseas, the household will be counted more than once in this topic.

This topic reveals the area's residential role and function for the overseas-born and what type of households they are forming. This is likely to be strongly related to Age Structure, while recent migrants are young and likely to form families (and group households in the case of student areas), more established migrant communities may have older families and empty nesters in their mix of households.

To continue building the story of the overseas-born community in Fairfield City, please look at this topic in conjunction with Age Structure, Household Size and Number of Bedrooms.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Fairfield City - born in Iraq20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Couples with children17,51570.569.413,02969.769.5+4,486
Couples without children2,1188.58.71,5458.38.1+573
One parent families3,58714.414.62,74314.714.0+844
Other families3591.41.33351.81.7+24
Group household1920.81.02551.41.9-63
Lone person1,0364.24.77444.04.5+292
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households350.10.2320.20.3+3
Total persons counted in private dwellings24,842100.0100.018,683100.0100.0+6,159
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 for people born in Iraq in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney, shows that there was a higher proportion of people born in Iraq in couple families with children as well as a similar proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 70.5% of people born in Iraq were in couple families with children, and 14.4% were in one-parent families, compared with 69.4% and 14.6% respectively for Greater Sydney.

There were a lower proportion of people born in Iraq in lone person households and a similar proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people born in Iraq in lone person households was 4.2% compared to 4.7% in Greater Sydney while the proportion in couples without children was 8.5% compared to 8.7% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The number of people born in Iraq in households in Fairfield City increased by 6,159 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types of people born in Iraq in Fairfield City 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+4,486 persons)
  • One parent families (+844 persons)
  • Couples without children (+573 persons)
  • Lone person (+292 persons)

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