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Wollongong City Council'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 Wollongong City, 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong City Council - Spanish | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2011 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 717 | 44.3 | 44.4 | 711 | 44.5 | 49.3 | +6 |
| Couples without children | 447 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 408 | 25.5 | 22.5 | +39 |
| One parent families | 204 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 228 | 14.3 | 15.1 | -24 |
| Other families | 18 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 13 | 0.8 | 1.2 | +5 |
| Group household | 38 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 34 | 2.1 | 3.7 | +4 |
| Lone person | 187 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 190 | 11.9 | 7.9 | -3 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -4 |
| Total persons counted in private dwellings | 1,620 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,597 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +23 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of Spanish speakers in Wollongong City Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a similar proportion of Spanish speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 44.3% of Spanish speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 12.6% were one-parent families, compared with 44.4% and 11.9% respectively for Greater Sydney.
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 11.5% compared to 9.1% in Greater Sydney while the proportion in couples without children was 27.6% compared to 26.8% in Greater Sydney.
Emerging groups
The number of Spanish speakers in households in Wollongong City Council increased by 23 between 2011 and 2021.
There were no major changes for Wollongong City between 2011 and 2021.
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