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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Parramatta, 59.1% of non-English speakers were in couples with children households.
The City of Parramatta'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 Parramatta, please look at this topic in conjunction with Age Structure, Household Size and Number of Bedrooms.
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City of Parramatta - non-English | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Households by type | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
Couples with children | 85,128 | 59.1 | 59.2 | 72,661 | 62.4 | 58.9 | +12,467 |
Couples without children | 27,519 | 19.1 | 17.8 | 20,644 | 17.7 | 17.7 | +6,875 |
One parent families | 12,300 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 9,970 | 8.6 | 10.6 | +2,330 |
Other families | 2,176 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1,701 | 1.5 | 1.6 | +475 |
Group household | 7,513 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5,563 | 4.8 | 5.2 | +1,950 |
Lone person | 8,922 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5,484 | 4.7 | 5.6 | +3,438 |
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 419 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 444 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -25 |
Total persons counted in private dwellings | 143,977 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 116,467 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +27,510 |
Analysis of the household/family types of non-English speakers in the City of Parramatta in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a similar proportion of non-English speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 59.1% of non-English speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 8.5% were one-parent families, compared with 59.2% and 10.7% respectively for Greater Sydney.
There were a similar proportion of non-English speakers in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of non-English speakers in lone person households was 6.2% compared to 6.2% in Greater Sydney while the proportion in couples without children was 19.1% compared to 17.8% in Greater Sydney.
The number of non-English speakers in households in City of Parramatta increased by 27,510 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the family/household types of non-English speakers in the City of Parramatta between 2016 and 2021 were:
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