City of Canterbury Bankstown
Age groups - Household type
In City of Canterbury Bankstown, 16.5% of people aged 80 years or more were in couples with children households.
City of Canterbury Bankstown's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.
People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?
To continue building the story, City of Canterbury Bankstown's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
People aged 80 years or more, counted in private dwellings
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Canterbury Bankstown - 80 years or more | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Couples with children | 2,251 | 16.5 | 12.6 | 1,566 | 13.8 | 10.4 | +685 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 4,650 | 34.0 | 38.1 | 3,800 | 33.5 | 35.2 | +850 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 1,952 | 14.3 | 11.0 | 1,417 | 12.5 | 10.3 | +535 | 19502 |
| Other families | 201 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 201 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | 19503 |
| Group household | 144 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 128 | 1.1 | 1.4 | +16 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 3,935 | 28.8 | 32.3 | 3,856 | 34.0 | 37.8 | +79 | 19505 |
| Visitor only / Other non classifiable households | 544 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 373 | 3.3 | 3.3 | +171 | 19507 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 13,677 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,341 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,336 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 80 years or more in City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney, shows that there was a higher proportion of people aged 80 years or more in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 16.5% of people aged 80 years or more were in couple families with child(ren), and 14.3% were in one-parent families, compared with 12.6% and 11.0% respectively for Greater Sydney.
There was a lower proportion of people aged 80 years or more in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 80 years or more in lone person households was 28.8% compared to 32.3% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of couples without children was 34.0% compared to 38.1% in Greater Sydney.
Emerging groups
The number of people aged 80 years or more in households in City of Canterbury Bankstown increased by 2,336 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 80 years or more in City of Canterbury Bankstown between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Couples without children (+850 persons)
- Couples with children (+685 persons)
- One parent families (+535 persons)
- Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (+171 persons)