Old Guildford
Household size
In 2016, 12% of households in Old Guildford contained only one person, compared with 11.5% in Wetherill Park, with the most dominant household size being 6 or more persons per household.
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 can also be influenced by a lack (or abundance) of affordable housing. Overseas migrants and indigenous persons often have a tradition of living with extended family members which significantly affects household size.
Household size in Australia has generally declined since the 1970s, but the rate of decline has slowed in recent years.
An increasing household size in an area may indicate a lack of affordable housing opportunities for young people, an increase in the birth rate or an increase in family formation in the area. A declining household size may indicate children leaving the area when they leave home, an increase in retirees settling in the area, or an attraction of young singles and couples to the area.
For greater insight, Old Guildford's Household Size data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Summary, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
Derived from the three Census questions:
'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.'
Family, group and lone person households
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| Old Guildford - Households (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Wetherill Park % | Number | % | Wetherill Park % | 2001 to 2016 | |
| 1 person | 79 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 101 | 16.0 | 8.7 | -22 | 20001 |
| 2 persons | 111 | 17.0 | 28.1 | 157 | 24.9 | 21.4 | -46 | 20002 |
| 3 persons | 101 | 15.4 | 19.8 | 103 | 16.3 | 20.1 | -2 | 20003 |
| 4 persons | 122 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 106 | 16.8 | 27.7 | +16 | 20004 |
| 5 persons | 89 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 65 | 10.3 | 13.3 | +24 | 20005 |
| 6 or more persons | 152 | 23.2 | 9.4 | 98 | 15.6 | 8.7 | +54 | 20006 |
| Total classifiable households | 654 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 630 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +24 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Household size - Summary | ||||||||
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| Old Guildford - Enumerated | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Dwellings | Number | % | Wetherill Park % | Number | % | Wetherill Park % | 2001 to 2016 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 687 | -- | -- | 2002 | 646 | -- | -- | +41 |
| Persons in occupied private dwellings | 2,686 | -- | -- | 2003 | 2,179 | -- | -- | +507 |
| Average household size (persons per dwelling) | 3.91 | -- | 3.27 | 2004.00 | 3.37 | -- | 3.43 | +0.54 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing(opens a new window) 2001 and 2016. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
The 'Dwellings' table is enumerated data.
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of persons usually resident in a household in Old Guildford compared with Wetherill Park shows that there were a higher proportion of lone person households, and a higher proportion of larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 12.1% of lone person households, and 55.5% of larger households, compared with 11.5% and 40.6% respectively for Wetherill Park.
The major differences in the household size for Old Guildford and Wetherill Park were:
- A larger percentage of households with 6 or more persons usually resident (23.2% compared to 9.4%)
- A larger percentage of households with 5 persons usually resident (13.6% compared to 12.5%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 2 persons usually resident (17.0% compared to 28.1%)
- A smaller percentage of households with 3 persons usually resident (15.4% compared to 19.8%)
Emerging groups
The number of households in Old Guildford increased by 24 between 2001 and 2016.
The largest change in the number of persons usually resident in a household in Old Guildford between 2001 and 2016 was:
- 6 or more persons (+54 households)