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Canning Vale Overlay

Household type

In Canning Vale Overlay, 50.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 36.2% in the City of Canning.

Canning Vale Overlay's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Canning Vale Overlay's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Canning Vale Overlay - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Canning %Number%City of Canning %2016 to 2021
Couples with children5,37150.436.25,11551.035.5+256
Couples without children2,53023.823.52,30222.923.5+228
One parent families9949.39.39049.09.1+90
Other families1311.21.61591.62.0-28
Group household1831.75.32352.36.0-52
Lone person1,24211.720.91,03110.319.7+211
Other not classifiable household1481.42.62202.23.5-72
Visitor only households510.50.6720.70.8-21
Total households10,650100.0100.010,038100.0100.0+612
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 in Canning Vale Overlay in 2021 compared to the City of Canning shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 50.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.3% were one-parent families, compared with 36.2% and 9.3% respectively for the City of Canning.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 11.7% compared to 20.9% in the City of Canning while the proportion of couples without children was 23.8% compared to 23.5% in the City of Canning.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Canning Vale Overlay increased by 612 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Canning Vale Overlay between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+256 households)
  • Couples without children (+228 households)
  • Lone person (+211 households)
  • One parent families (+90 households)

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