Cranbourne North (New)
Households with children
There are 1,358 couples with young children in Cranbourne North (New) in 2021, comprising 37.2055% 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 Cranbourne North (New), 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, Cranbourne North (New)'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
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 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 Cranbourne North (New) in 2021 compared to City of Casey shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, and a smaller proportion of couples with older children.
Overall, 37.2% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 11.3% were couples with older children, compared with 25.3% and 13.1% respectively for City of Casey.
There were a larger proportion of single parent households with young children and a smaller proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 5.2% compared to 4.1% in City of Casey while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.1% compared to 6.0% in City of Casey.
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 975 households or 58.9%.
The largest changes in households with children in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Couples with young children (+367 households)
- Couples with mixed-age children (+236 households)
- Couples with older children (+177 households)
- Single parents with older children (+81 households)