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City of JoondalupCommunity profile

City of Joondalup

Household type

In the City of Joondalup, 11.6% of people aged 65 years or more were in couples with children households.

The City of Joondalup's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?

To continue building the story, the City of Joondalup's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
City of Joondalup - 65 years or more20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater PerthNumber%Greater Perth2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,10111.611.22,43411.910.6+667
Couples without children15,90159.451.511,88158.251.0+4,020
One parent families1,4605.56.11,0125.05.6+448
Other families1740.60.91270.60.8+47
Group household3281.21.72181.11.6+110
Lone person5,37020.125.74,09720.125.2+1,273
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households4441.72.86623.25.1-218
Total people in private dwellings26,778100.0100.020,431100.0100.0+6,347
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 of people aged 65 years or more in the City of Joondalup in 2021 compared to Greater Perth, shows that there was a similar proportion of people aged 65 years or more in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 11.6% of people aged 65 years or more were in couple families with child(ren), and 5.5% were in one-parent families, compared with 11.2% and 6.1% respectively for Greater Perth.

There was a lower proportion of people aged 65 years or more in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 65 years or more in lone person households was 20.1% compared to 25.7% in Greater Perth while the proportion of couples without children was 59.4% compared to 51.5% in Greater Perth.

Emerging groups

The number of people aged 65 years or more in households in City of Joondalup increased by 6,347 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 65 years or more in the City of Joondalup between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+4,020 persons)
  • Lone person (+1,273 persons)
  • Couples with children (+667 persons)
  • One parent families (+448 persons)

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