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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 for recent arrivals may be influenced by the availability of affordable housing, and the prevalence of arrivals staying with extended family, which is common in many areas.
Household size in Australia has declined since the 1970s as families have fewer children and more people live alone due to ageing. Trends differ by area, however.
A comparison with Dwelling Type and Number of Bedrooms data may indicate whether overcrowding is an issue for recently arrived populations.
Q:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong City Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Wollongong City Council - Total overseas born |
| 1 person | 256 | 4.3 | 14.1 |
| 2 persons | 1,361 | 23.0 | 34.5 |
| 3 persons | 1,280 | 21.6 | 17.7 |
| 4 persons | 1,335 | 22.6 | 17.9 |
| 5 persons | 799 | 13.5 | 8.6 |
| 6 or more persons | 887 | 15.0 | 7.2 |
| Total people in classifiable households | 5,918 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of recent arrivals usually resident in a household in Wollongong City Council, shows that there was a lower proportion of recent arrivals in lone person households, and a higher proportion in larger households (those with 4 persons or more) compared with the total overseas born population in Wollongong City Council in 2021. Overall there was 4.3% of recent arrivals in lone person households, and 51.0% of larger households, compared with 14.1% and 33.7% respectively for the total overseas born population in Wollongong City Council.
The major differences between the household size for recent arrivals in Wollongong City Council and the total overseas born population in Wollongong City Council were:
- A larger percentage of people in households with 6 or more persons usually resident (15.0% compared to 7.2%)
- A larger percentage of people in households with 5 persons usually resident (13.5% compared to 8.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households with 2 persons usually resident (23.0% compared to 34.5%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households with 1 person usually resident (4.3% compared to 14.1%)
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