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Frankston City'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 Frankston City, 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston City - non-English | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Frankston City - Total population | Number | % | Frankston City - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 8,596 | 55.5 | 46.4 | 8,553 | 57.0 | 46.6 | +43 |
| Couples without children | 3,084 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 2,892 | 19.3 | 18.6 | +192 |
| One parent families | 1,823 | 11.8 | 15.3 | 1,606 | 10.7 | 15.2 | +217 |
| Other families | 140 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 181 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -41 |
| Group household | 388 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 435 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -47 |
| Lone person | 1,400 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 1,285 | 8.6 | 10.8 | +115 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 48 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 60 | 0.4 | 5.0 | -12 |
| Total persons counted in private dwellings | 15,479 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15,012 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +467 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of non-English speakers in Frankston City in 2021 compared to the total population in Frankston City shows that there was a higher proportion of non-English speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 55.5% of non-English speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 11.8% were one-parent families, compared with 46.4% and 15.3% respectively for the total population in Frankston City.
There were a lower proportion of non-English speakers in lone person households and a similar proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of non-English speakers in lone person households was 9.0% compared to 11.3% in the total population in Frankston City while the proportion in couples without children was 19.9% compared to 19.5% in the total population in Frankston City.
Emerging groups
The number of non-English speakers in households in Frankston City increased by 467 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the family/household types of non-English speakers in Frankston City between 2016 and 2021 were:
- One parent families (+217 persons)
- Couples without children (+192 persons)
- Lone person (+115 persons)
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