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Fairfield City's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. For recent arrivals only those family members who arrived in the 5 years prior to Census are counted. Other family members may have arrived at different times or been born in Australia.
It reveals the area's residential role and function for migrants and what type of households they are forming. Migrants may form mainly family households, or can be lone person or group households, particularly in student areas.
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Household type | |||
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Fairfield City - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
Households by type | Number | % | Greater Sydney |
Couples with children | 14,712 | 70.7 | 45.0 |
Couples without children | 1,998 | 9.6 | 26.7 |
One parent families | 2,614 | 12.6 | 5.7 |
Other families | 442 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
Group household | 578 | 2.8 | 14.4 |
Lone person | 404 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 49 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Total people in private dwellings | 20,797 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Analysis of the household/family types of recent arrivals in Fairfield City shows that there was a higher proportion of recent arrivals in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families compared to Greater Sydney in 2021. Overall, 70.7% of recent arrivals were in couple families with child(ren) and 12.6% were in one-parent families, compared with 45.0% and 5.7% respectively for Greater Sydney.
There were a lower proportion of recent arrivals in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of recent arrivals in lone person households was 1.9% compared to 4.9% in Greater Sydney while the proportion in couples without children was 9.6% compared to 26.7% in Greater Sydney.
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