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City of Parramatta

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In the City of Parramatta, 59.1% of non-English speakers were in couples with children households.

The City of Parramatta's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. For the non-English speaking population, only those family members who speak a language other than English at home are counted. Other family members who may speak English at home are not included in the table.

This topic reveals the area's residential role and function for the non-English speaking population 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 those speaking a language other than English in City of Parramatta, 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
City of Parramatta - non-English20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Parramatta - Total populationNumber%City of Parramatta - Total population2016 to 2021
Couples with children85,12859.153.072,66162.455.1+12,467
Couples without children27,51919.119.420,64417.718.0+6,875
One parent families12,3008.59.59,9708.69.6+2,330
Other families2,1761.51.31,7011.51.3+475
Group household7,5135.24.65,5634.84.2+1,950
Lone person8,9226.28.65,4844.77.4+3,438
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households4190.33.74440.44.4-25
Total persons counted in private dwellings143,977100.0100.0116,467100.0100.0+27,510
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 non-English speakers in the City of Parramatta in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Parramatta shows that there was a higher proportion of non-English speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 59.1% of non-English speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 8.5% were one-parent families, compared with 53.0% and 9.5% respectively for the total population in the City of Parramatta.

There were a lower proportion of non-English speakers in lone person households and a similar proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of non-English speakers in lone person households was 6.2% compared to 8.6% in the total population in the City of Parramatta while the proportion in couples without children was 19.1% compared to 19.4% in the total population in the City of Parramatta.

Emerging groups

The number of non-English speakers in households in City of Parramatta increased by 27,510 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the family/household types of non-English speakers in the City of Parramatta between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+12,467 persons)
  • Couples without children (+6,875 persons)
  • Lone person (+3,438 persons)
  • One parent families (+2,330 persons)

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