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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Stonnington, 36.0% of Southern Asian languages speakers were in couples with children households.
The City of Stonnington'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 Stonnington, 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 | |||||||
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| City of Stonnington - Southern Asian languages | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 1,024 | 36.0 | 71.5 | 1,242 | 42.0 | 69.0 | -218 |
| Couples without children | 793 | 27.9 | 13.8 | 979 | 33.1 | 17.3 | -186 |
| One parent families | 103 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 67 | 2.3 | 3.1 | +36 |
| Other families | 64 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 83 | 2.8 | 1.8 | -19 |
| Group household | 528 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 371 | 12.6 | 6.3 | +157 |
| Lone person | 326 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 202 | 6.8 | 2.3 | +124 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2 |
| Total persons counted in private dwellings | 2,847 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,955 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -108 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of Southern Asian languages speakers in the City of Stonnington in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a lower proportion of Southern Asian languages speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 36.0% of Southern Asian languages speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 3.6% were one-parent families, compared with 71.5% and 3.3% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
There were a higher proportion of Southern Asian languages speakers in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of Southern Asian languages speakers in lone person households was 11.5% compared to 2.4% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion in couples without children was 27.9% compared to 13.8% in Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The number of Southern Asian languages speakers in households in City of Stonnington decreased by 108 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the family/household types of Southern Asian languages speakers in the City of Stonnington between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (-218 persons)
- Couples without children (-186 persons)
- Group household (+157 persons)
- Lone person (+124 persons)
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