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Sydenham District

Households with children

There are 2,374 couples with young children in the Sydenham District in 2021, comprising 14.8% 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 the Sydenham District, 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, the Sydenham District'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
Sydenham District - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households with childrenNumber%Albion %Number%Albion %1991 to 2021
Couples with children6,40439.818.33,89071.432.2+2,514
Couples with young children2,37414.812.23,09056.722.4-716
Couples with mixed-age children8355.21.74378.03.4+397
Couples with older children3,19519.94.33626.76.3+2,833
Single parents with children2,15213.410.72985.510.0+1,854
Single parents with young children6003.73.81983.75.3+401
Single parents with mixed-age children2411.50.9450.80.6+195
Single parents with older children1,3118.26.0531.04.1+1,258
Total households with children8,55653.229.04,18876.942.2+4,368
Total households16,082100.0100.05,447100.0100.0+10,635
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 the Sydenham District in 2021 compared to Albion shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, as well as a larger proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 14.8% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 19.9% were couples with older children, compared with 12.2% and 4.3% respectively for Albion.

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 3.7% compared to 3.8% in Albion while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 8.2% compared to 6.0% in Albion.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 4,368 households or 104.3%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with older children (+2,833 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+1,258 households)
  • Couples with young children (-716 households)
  • Single parents with young children (+401 households)

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