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City of Whitehorse

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In the City of Whitehorse, 48.5% of Greek speakers were in couples with children households.

The City of Whitehorse'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 Whitehorse, please look at this topic in conjunction with Age Structure, Household Size and Number of Bedrooms.

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Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
City of Whitehorse - Greek20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,82948.547.72,12452.251.6-295
Couples without children93424.723.41,00224.622.9-68
One parent families43611.613.943210.612.2+4
Other families411.11.2391.01.2+2
Group household471.21.1391.01.1+8
Lone person47312.512.442610.510.6+47
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households140.40.490.20.4+5
Total persons counted in private dwellings3,774100.0100.04,071100.0100.0-297
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of Greek speakers in the City of Whitehorse in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of Greek speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 48.5% of Greek speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 11.6% were one-parent families, compared with 47.7% and 13.9% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

There were a similar proportion of Greek speakers in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of Greek speakers in lone person households was 12.5% compared to 12.4% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion in couples without children was 24.7% compared to 23.4% in Greater Melbourne.

Emerging groups

The number of Greek speakers in households in City of Whitehorse decreased by 297 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the family/household types of Greek speakers in the City of Whitehorse between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-295 persons)
  • Couples without children (-68 persons)

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