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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Perth, 28.4% of non-English speakers were in couples with children households.
The City of Perth'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 Perth, 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 Perth - non-English | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | City of Melbourne | Number | % | City of Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 2,674 | 28.4 | 18.3 | 2,069 | 23.9 | 15.3 | +605 |
| Couples without children | 3,008 | 32.0 | 29.1 | 2,816 | 32.5 | 22.9 | +192 |
| One parent families | 507 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 393 | 4.5 | 5.9 | +114 |
| Other families | 184 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 268 | 3.1 | 5.5 | -84 |
| Group household | 1,343 | 14.3 | 19.8 | 1,726 | 19.9 | 32.6 | -383 |
| Lone person | 1,591 | 16.9 | 21.7 | 1,280 | 14.8 | 16.9 | +311 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 92 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 107 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -15 |
| Total persons counted in private dwellings | 9,399 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,659 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +740 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of non-English speakers in the City of Perth in 2021 compared to City of Melbourne 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, 28.4% of non-English speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 5.4% were one-parent families, compared with 18.3% and 6.1% respectively for City of Melbourne.
There were a lower 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 16.9% compared to 21.7% in City of Melbourne while the proportion in couples without children was 32.0% compared to 29.1% in City of Melbourne.
Emerging groups
The number of non-English speakers in households in City of Perth increased by 740 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the family/household types of non-English speakers in the City of Perth between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+605 persons)
- Group household (-383 persons)
- Lone person (+311 persons)
- Couples without children (+192 persons)
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