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Narre Warren South

Households with children

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There are 2,075 couples with young children in Narre Warren South in 2021, comprising 23.1% 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 Narre Warren South, 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, Narre Warren South'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
Narre Warren South - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,85854.245.44,87256.445.1-14
Couples with young children2,07523.125.32,36027.324.4-285
Couples with mixed-age children99111.07.093310.86.9+58
Couples with older children1,79220.013.11,57918.313.9+213
Single parents with children1,11012.411.699411.511.8+116
Single parents with young children3233.64.13043.53.9+19
Single parents with mixed-age children1802.01.51782.11.7+2
Single parents with older children6076.86.05125.96.2+95
Total households with children5,96866.557.05,86667.957.0+102
Total households8,969100.0100.08,644100.0100.0+325
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 Narre Warren South in 2021 compared to the City of Casey shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, and a larger proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 23.1% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 20.0% were couples with older children, compared with 25.3% and 13.1% respectively for the City of Casey.

There were a smaller 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 3.6% compared to 4.1% in the City of Casey while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 6.8% compared to 6.0% in the City of Casey.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 102 households or 1.7%.

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

  • Couples with young children (-285 households)
  • Couples with older children (+213 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+95 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+58 households)

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