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City of Port Phillip's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. For recent arrivals only those family members who arrived in the 5 years prior to Census are counted. Other family members may have arrived at different times or been born in Australia.
It reveals the area's residential role and function for migrants and what type of households they are forming. Migrants may form mainly family households, or can be lone person or group households, particularly in student areas.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
| Household type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Port Phillip - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Households by type | Number | % | City of Port Phillip - Total overseas born |
| Couples with children | 1,658 | 18.8 | 23.5 |
| Couples without children | 3,716 | 42.2 | 35.4 |
| One parent families | 317 | 3.6 | 6.1 |
| Other families | 175 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Group household | 1,785 | 20.3 | 9.8 |
| Lone person | 1,115 | 12.7 | 23.2 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 41 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 8,807 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of recent arrivals in City of Port Phillip shows that there was a lower proportion of recent arrivals in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families compared to the total overseas born population in City of Port Phillip in 2021. Overall, 18.8% of recent arrivals were in couple families with child(ren) and 3.6% were in one-parent families, compared with 23.5% and 6.1% respectively for the total overseas born population in City of Port Phillip.
There were a lower proportion of recent arrivals in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of recent arrivals in lone person households was 12.7% compared to 23.2% in the total overseas born population in City of Port Phillip while the proportion in couples without children was 42.2% compared to 35.4% in the total overseas born population in City of Port Phillip.
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