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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Yarra, 46.7% of people born in United Kingdom were found in households with 2 persons.
The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home.
Household size may differ significantly for overseas-born populations. Some cultural groups may be affected by the availability of affordable housing, and may have a preference for living in larger households with extended family members. On the other hand recent arrivals in student housing may have mainly 1 and 2 person households.
A comparison with Dwelling Type and Number of Bedrooms data may indicate whether overcrowding is an issue for overseas-born populations. Please note however that multiple overseas-born people in a household will be counted multiple times in this topic.
Household size should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Age Structure, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
Q:
Derived from the three Census questions:
'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 10 August 2021 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Name of each person who usually lives in this dwelling but was away on Tuesday, 10 August 2021.'
| Household size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Yarra - born in United Kingdom | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| 1 person | 825 | 19.5 | 16.1 | 594 | 15.5 | 14.8 | +231 |
| 2 persons | 1,979 | 46.7 | 39.7 | 1,832 | 47.9 | 38.4 | +147 |
| 3 persons | 715 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 697 | 18.2 | 16.5 | +18 |
| 4 persons | 544 | 12.8 | 18.4 | 509 | 13.3 | 19.7 | +35 |
| 5 persons | 147 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 147 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 6 or more persons | 28 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 42 | 1.1 | 3.0 | -14 |
| Total people in classifiable households | 4,238 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,821 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +417 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of people born in United Kingdom usually resident in a household in the City of Yarra compared with Greater Melbourne, shows that there were a higher proportion of people born in United Kingdom in lone person households, and a lower proportion in larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 19.5% of people born in United Kingdom in lone person households, and 17.0% in larger households, compared with 16.1% and 27.7% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the household size for people born in United Kingdom in the City of Yarra and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people in households with 2 persons usually resident (46.7% compared to 39.7%)
- A larger percentage of people in households with 1 person usually resident (19.5% compared to 16.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households with 4 persons usually resident (12.8% compared to 18.4%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households with 5 persons usually resident (3.5% compared to 6.8%)
Emerging groups
The number of people born in United Kingdom in households in the City of Yarra increased by 417 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the number of people born in United Kingdom usually resident in a household in the City of Yarra between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 1 person (+231 persons)
- 2 persons (+147 persons)
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