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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 - Chinese languages | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 1,381 | 48.3 | 44.1 | 1,282 | 32.9 | 38.6 | +99 |
| Couples without children | 642 | 22.4 | 24.7 | 829 | 21.3 | 22.6 | -187 |
| One parent families | 223 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 238 | 6.1 | 6.6 | -15 |
| Other families | 20 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 43 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -23 |
| Group household | 371 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 1,275 | 32.7 | 21.2 | -904 |
| Lone person | 213 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 207 | 5.3 | 7.6 | +6 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 11 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.6 | 2.3 | -14 |
| Total persons counted in private dwellings | 2,861 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,899 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -1,038 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of Chinese languages speakers in Wollongong City Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a higher proportion of Chinese languages speakers in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 48.3% of Chinese languages speakers were in couple families with child(ren), and 7.8% were one-parent families, compared with 44.1% and 6.7% respectively for Regional NSW.
There were a lower proportion of Chinese languages speakers in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of Chinese languages speakers in lone person households was 7.4% compared to 8.3% in Regional NSW while the proportion in couples without children was 22.4% compared to 24.7% in Regional NSW.
Emerging groups
The number of Chinese languages speakers in households in Wollongong City Council decreased by 1,038 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the family/household types of Chinese languages speakers in Wollongong City Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Group household (-904 persons)
- Couples without children (-187 persons)
- Couples with children (+99 persons)
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