Regional NSW
Households with children
There are 153,968 couples with young children in Regional NSW in 2021, comprising 13.4282% of households.
Households with Children require different services and facilities than other household types, and their needs change as both adults and children age. When many families in an area are at the same stage in their individual lifecycles, it creates a suburb lifecycle. Knowing where a suburb is in a cycle of change helps planners make evidence-based decisions about the demand for services both now and in the future.
For Households with Children in Regional NSW, life stage is based on the age of children in the household. The age of the parent(s) is not taken into account.
- Young children: Children aged under 15 only
- Mixed age children: One or more children under 15 and one or more children over 15 (must have 2 or more children)
- Older children: Children aged 15 and over only
To continue building the story, Regional NSW's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Households with children by life stage | ||||||||
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| Regional NSW - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Households with children | Number | % | Regional NT % | Number | % | Regional NT % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Couples with children | 284,302 | 24.8 | 23.8 | 266,267 | 26.7 | 28.4 | +18,035 | 18500 |
| Couples with young children | 153,968 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 143,584 | 14.4 | 18.8 | +10,384 | 18501 |
| Couples with mixed-age children | 42,480 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 41,671 | 4.2 | 5.3 | +809 | 18502 |
| Couples with older children | 87,854 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 81,012 | 8.1 | 4.3 | +6,842 | 18503 |
| Single parents with children | 125,414 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 113,054 | 11.3 | 10.3 | +12,360 | 18504 |
| Single parents with young children | 49,720 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 49,494 | 5.0 | 5.4 | +226 | 18505 |
| Single parents with mixed-age children | 15,704 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 14,626 | 1.5 | 2.1 | +1,078 | 18506 |
| Single parents with older children | 59,990 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 48,934 | 4.9 | 2.8 | +11,056 | 18507 |
| Total households with children | 409,716 | 35.7 | 34.3 | 379,321 | 38.0 | 38.7 | +30,395 | 18508 |
| Total households | 1,146,602 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 997,644 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +148,958 | |
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).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the families with children in Regional NSW in 2021 compared to Regional NT shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, and a larger proportion of couples with older children.
Overall, 13.4% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 7.7% were couples with older children, compared with 14.6% and 4.2% respectively for Regional NT.
There were a similar proportion of single parent households with young children and a larger proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 4.3% compared to 4.7% in Regional NT while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.2% compared to 3.7% in Regional NT.
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 30,395 households or 8.0%.
The largest changes in households with children in this area between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Single parents with older children (+11,056 households)
- Couples with young children (+10,384 households)
- Couples with older children (+6,842 households)
- Single parents with mixed-age children (+1,078 households)