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City of Ipswich

Household size

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In the City of Ipswich, 68.4% of Dinka speakers were found in households with 6 or more 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 may differ significantly for non-English speaking populations. Some cultural groups may be affected by the availability of affordable housing, and may have a preference for living in larger households with extended family members. On the other hand, recent arrivals in student housing may have mainly 1 and 2 person households.

A comparison with Dwelling Type and Number of Bedrooms data may indicate whether overcrowding is an issue for non-English speaking populations.

Household size should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Age Structure, Dwelling Type, and Household Income.

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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.'

Household size
City of Ipswich - Dinka20212016Change
Number of persons usually residentNumber%South East QueenslandNumber%South East Queensland2016 to 2021
1 person182.14.1202.53.0-2
2 persons445.15.5313.94.9+13
3 persons323.75.1577.27.4-25
4 persons9511.010.58310.49.1+12
5 persons839.610.213516.916.7-52
6 or more persons59068.464.647159.159.0+119
Total people in classifiable households862100.0100.0797100.0100.0+65
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 number of Dinka speakers usually resident in a household in the City of Ipswich compared with South East Queensland shows that there was a lower proportion of Dinka speakers in lone person households, and a higher proportion in larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there was 2.1% of Dinka speakers in lone person households, and 89.1% in larger households, compared with 4.1% and 85.3% respectively for South East Queensland.

The major differences between the household size for Dinka speakers in the City of Ipswich and South East Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of people in households with 6 or more persons usually resident (68.4% compared to 64.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households with 1 person usually resident (2.1% compared to 4.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households with 3 persons usually resident (3.7% compared to 5.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of Dinka speakers in households in City of Ipswich increased by 65 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the number of Dinka speakers usually resident in a household in the City of Ipswich between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 6 or more persons (+119 persons)
  • 5 persons (-52 persons)

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