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City of Canning

Household type

In the City of Canning, 74.1% of Sinhalese 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 - Sinhalese20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%AustraliaNumber%Australia2016 to 2021
Couples with children86274.167.777377.170.9+89
Couples without children14512.518.712012.017.1+25
One parent families484.14.3353.53.8+13
Other families232.01.190.91.2+14
Group household615.24.1393.93.5+22
Lone person252.13.8272.73.3-2
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households00.00.300.00.30
Total persons counted in private dwellings1,164100.0100.01,003100.0100.0+161
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 Sinhalese speakers in the City of Canning in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a higher proportion of Sinhalese speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 74.1% of Sinhalese speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 4.1% were one-parent families, compared with 67.7% and 4.3% respectively for Australia.

There were a lower proportion of Sinhalese speakers in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of Sinhalese speakers in lone person households was 2.1% compared to 3.8% in Australia while the proportion in couples without children was 12.5% compared to 18.7% in Australia.

Emerging groups

The number of Sinhalese speakers in households in City of Canning increased by 161 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the family/household types of Sinhalese speakers in the City of Canning between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (+89 persons)

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