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Camden Council area

Households with children

There are 10,929 couples with young children in Camden Council area in 2021, comprising 28.6% 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 Camden Council area, 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, Camden Council area'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
Camden Council area - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%Harrington Park - Kirkham %Number%Harrington Park - Kirkham %2016 to 2021
Couples with children18,13547.558.811,57646.358.9+6,559
Couples with young children10,92928.627.26,45925.829.9+4,470
Couples with mixed-age children2,6717.011.31,7817.111.6+890
Couples with older children4,53511.920.33,33613.317.4+1,199
Single parents with children4,46911.78.92,75811.09.5+1,711
Single parents with young children1,8334.83.39944.03.7+839
Single parents with mixed-age children6621.71.34011.61.5+261
Single parents with older children1,9745.24.31,3635.54.3+611
Total households with children22,60459.267.714,33457.368.4+8,270
Total households38,188100.0100.025,008100.0100.0+13,180
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 Camden Council area in 2021 compared to Harrington Park - Kirkham shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, and a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 28.6% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 11.9% were couples with older children, compared with 27.2% and 20.3% respectively for Harrington Park - Kirkham.

There were a larger 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 4.8% compared to 3.3% in Harrington Park - Kirkham while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.2% compared to 4.3% in Harrington Park - Kirkham.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 8,270 households or 57.7%.

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

  • Couples with young children (+4,470 households)
  • Couples with older children (+1,199 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+890 households)
  • Single parents with young children (+839 households)

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