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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Wyndham, 63.8% of recent arrivals were in couples with children households.
The City of Wyndham'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 Wyndham - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Households by type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne |
| Couples with children | 22,571 | 63.8 | 46.4 |
| Couples without children | 6,039 | 17.1 | 23.6 |
| One parent families | 2,028 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
| Other families | 972 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Group household | 3,112 | 8.8 | 14.5 |
| Lone person | 607 | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 59 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 35,388 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of recent arrivals in the City of Wyndham shows that there was a higher proportion of recent arrivals in couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families compared to Greater Melbourne in 2021. Overall, 63.8% of recent arrivals were in couple families with child(ren) and 5.7% were in one-parent families, compared with 46.4% and 6.8% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
There were a lower proportion of recent arrivals in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of recent arrivals in lone person households was 1.7% compared to 5.5% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion in couples without children was 17.1% compared to 23.6% in Greater Melbourne.
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