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Camberwell

Households with children

There are 1,359 couples with young children in Camberwell in 2021, comprising 16.6% 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 Camberwell, 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, Camberwell's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Households with children by life stage
Camberwell - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%Canterbury %Number%Canterbury %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,91135.538.12,98237.840.7-71
Couples with young children1,35916.615.61,47418.717.3-115
Couples with mixed-age children3874.76.24125.26.1-25
Couples with older children1,16514.216.21,09613.917.4+69
Single parents with children6858.39.16488.27.3+37
Single parents with young children2012.42.51642.12.1+37
Single parents with mixed-age children650.81.4771.01.2-12
Single parents with older children4195.15.24075.24.0+12
Total households with children3,59643.847.23,63046.048.1-34
Total households8,206100.0100.07,894100.0100.0+312
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the families with children in Camberwell in 2021 compared to Canterbury shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, and a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 16.6% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 14.2% were couples with older children, compared with 15.6% and 16.2% respectively for Canterbury.

There were a similar proportion of single parent households with young children and a similar proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 2.4% compared to 2.5% in Canterbury while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.1% compared to 5.2% in Canterbury.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children decreased by 34 households or 0.9%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with young children (-115 households)
  • Couples with older children (+69 households)

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