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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Merri-bek, 37.3% of Spanish speakers were in couples with children households.
The City of Merri-bek'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 City of Merri-bek, 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Merri-bek - Spanish | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 733 | 37.3 | 43.1 | 628 | 40.9 | 46.3 | +105 |
| Couples without children | 659 | 33.5 | 29.1 | 433 | 28.2 | 25.7 | +226 |
| One parent families | 142 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 121 | 7.9 | 11.5 | +21 |
| Other families | 25 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 40 | 2.6 | 1.5 | -15 |
| Group household | 212 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 171 | 11.1 | 6.7 | +41 |
| Lone person | 190 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 137 | 8.9 | 7.9 | +53 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +1 |
| Total persons counted in private dwellings | 1,966 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,534 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +432 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of Spanish speakers in the City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a lower proportion of Spanish speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 37.3% of Spanish speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 7.2% were one-parent families, compared with 43.1% and 10.0% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
There were a higher proportion of Spanish speakers in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of Spanish speakers in lone person households was 9.7% compared to 8.8% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion in couples without children was 33.5% compared to 29.1% in Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The number of Spanish speakers in households in City of Merri-bek increased by 432 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the family/household types of Spanish speakers in the City of Merri-bek between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+226 persons)
- Couples with children (+105 persons)
- Lone person (+53 persons)
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