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In the City of Sydney, 25.9% of Indonesian speakers were in couples with children households.

The City of Sydney'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 Sydney, 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 Sydney - Indonesian20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,09325.958.088120.058.0+212
Couples without children1,25629.819.21,16826.517.4+88
One parent families1403.36.81483.46.9-8
Other families3969.43.859013.44.8-194
Group household92121.96.71,23828.17.8-317
Lone person4039.65.33738.54.8+30
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households40.10.290.20.3-5
Total persons counted in private dwellings4,213100.0100.04,407100.0100.0-194
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of Indonesian speakers in the City of Sydney in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion of Indonesian speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 25.9% of Indonesian speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 3.3% were one-parent families, compared with 58.0% and 6.8% respectively for Greater Sydney.

There were a higher proportion of Indonesian speakers in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of Indonesian speakers in lone person households was 9.6% compared to 5.3% in Greater Sydney while the proportion in couples without children was 29.8% compared to 19.2% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

The number of Indonesian speakers in households in City of Sydney decreased by 194 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the family/household types of Indonesian speakers in the City of Sydney between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Group household (-317 persons)
  • Couples with children (+212 persons)
  • Other families (-194 persons)
  • Couples without children (+88 persons)

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