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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn City of Port Phillip, 43.4% of people born overseas were found in households with 2 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 overseas-born 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 overseas-born populations. Please note however that multiple overseas-born people in a household will be counted multiple times in this topic.
Household size should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Age Structure, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
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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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Port Phillip - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | City of Port Phillip - Total population | Number | % | City of Port Phillip - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| 1 person | 7,618 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 6,361 | 20.9 | 21.3 | +1,257 |
| 2 persons | 14,139 | 43.4 | 36.7 | 13,459 | 44.2 | 38.3 | +680 |
| 3 persons | 5,445 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 5,648 | 18.5 | 17.8 | -203 |
| 4 persons | 3,724 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 3,475 | 11.4 | 15.3 | +249 |
| 5 persons | 1,163 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 1,054 | 3.5 | 5.3 | +109 |
| 6 or more persons | 478 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 475 | 1.6 | 2.0 | +3 |
| Total people in classifiable households | 32,567 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 30,472 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,095 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of people born overseas usually resident in a household in City of Port Phillip compared with the total population in City of Port Phillip, shows that there were a lower proportion of people born overseas in lone person households, and a lower proportion in larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 23.4% of people born overseas in lone person households, and 16.5% in larger households, compared with 23.9% and 22.7% respectively for the total population in City of Port Phillip.
The major differences between the household size for people born overseas in City of Port Phillip and the total households in the City of Port Phillip were:
- A larger percentage of people in households with 2 persons usually resident (43.4% compared to 36.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households with 4 persons usually resident (11.4% compared to 15.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households with 5 persons usually resident (3.6% compared to 5.3%)
Emerging groups
The number of people born overseas in households in City of Port Phillip increased by 2,095 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the number of people born overseas usually resident in a household in City of Port Phillip between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 1 person (+1,257 persons)
- 2 persons (+680 persons)
- 4 persons (+249 persons)
- 3 persons (-203 persons)
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