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City of Canning

Household type

In the City of Canning, 59.2% of Punjabi speakers were in couples with children households.

The City of Canning'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 Canning, 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
City of Canning - Punjabi20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%AustraliaNumber%Australia2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,70359.272.187854.867.9+825
Couples without children64622.413.937023.118.9+276
One parent families762.63.4382.43.0+38
Other families1003.52.3966.02.3+4
Group household28910.06.119612.25.7+93
Lone person491.72.0201.21.8+29
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households150.50.250.30.4+10
Total persons counted in private dwellings2,878100.0100.01,603100.0100.0+1,275
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of Punjabi speakers in the City of Canning in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a lower proportion of Punjabi speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 59.2% of Punjabi speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 2.6% were one-parent families, compared with 72.1% and 3.4% respectively for Australia.

There were a similar proportion of Punjabi speakers in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of Punjabi speakers in lone person households was 1.7% compared to 2.0% in Australia while the proportion in couples without children was 22.4% compared to 13.9% in Australia.

Emerging groups

The number of Punjabi speakers in households in City of Canning increased by 1,275 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples with children (+825 persons)
  • Couples without children (+276 persons)
  • Group household (+93 persons)

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