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In Fairfield City, 55.5% of people born overseas 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 overseas20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Fairfield City - Total populationNumber%Fairfield City - Total population2016 to 2021
Couples with children63,74755.555.959,95256.957.8+3,795
Couples without children18,92316.512.316,89816.012.0+2,025
One parent families19,44916.918.617,47416.618.5+1,975
Other families2,1371.91.52,1292.01.7+8
Group household2,5852.31.72,3292.21.6+256
Lone person7,6126.65.56,3996.15.0+1,213
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households3110.34.42740.33.4+37
Total persons counted in private dwellings114,764100.0100.0105,455100.0100.0+9,309
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 overseas in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to the total population in Fairfield City, shows that there was a similar proportion of people born overseas in couple families with children as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 55.5% of people born overseas were in couple families with children, and 16.9% were in one-parent families, compared with 55.9% and 18.6% respectively for the total population in Fairfield City.

There were a higher proportion of people born overseas in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people born overseas in lone person households was 6.6% compared to 5.5% in the total population in Fairfield City while the proportion in couples without children was 16.5% compared to 12.3% in the total population in Fairfield City.

Emerging groups

The number of people born overseas in households in Fairfield City increased by 9,309 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+3,795 persons)
  • Couples without children (+2,025 persons)
  • One parent families (+1,975 persons)
  • Lone person (+1,213 persons)

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