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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn City of Canterbury Bankstown, 23.0% of recent arrivals were found in households with 4 persons.
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.
'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 | |||
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City of Canterbury Bankstown - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Greater Sydney |
1 person | 850 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
2 persons | 4,373 | 17.2 | 24.1 |
3 persons | 5,466 | 21.5 | 22.8 |
4 persons | 5,837 | 23.0 | 23.7 |
5 persons | 3,827 | 15.1 | 12.2 |
6 or more persons | 5,031 | 19.8 | 12.2 |
Total people in classifiable households | 25,384 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Analysis of the number of recent arrivals usually resident in a household in City of Canterbury Bankstown, 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 Greater Sydney in 2021. Overall there was 3.3% of recent arrivals in lone person households, and 57.9% of larger households, compared with 4.9% and 48.1% respectively for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between the household size for recent arrivals in City of Canterbury Bankstown and Greater Sydney were:
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