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Berwick (South)

Households with children

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There are 2,603 couples with young children in Berwick (South) in 2021, comprising 28.9% 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 Berwick (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, Berwick (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
Berwick (South) - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households with childrenNumber%Hampton Park %Number%Hampton Park %1991 to 2021
Couples with children4,83353.642.039750.054.9+4,435
Couples with young children2,60328.920.433041.644.1+2,272
Couples with mixed-age children8339.27.3293.75.1+804
Couples with older children1,39715.514.3374.75.7+1,359
Single parents with children1,03211.414.2729.17.6+959
Single parents with young children3634.04.6476.04.8+316
Single parents with mixed-age children1331.51.971.01.1+125
Single parents with older children5365.97.7172.21.7+518
Total households with children5,86565.056.247059.262.4+5,395
Total households9,022100.0100.0794100.0100.0+8,227
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 Berwick (South) in 2021 compared to Hampton Park shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, as well as a larger proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 28.9% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 15.5% were couples with older children, compared with 20.4% and 14.3% respectively for Hampton Park.

There were a smaller 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 4.0% compared to 4.6% in Hampton Park while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.9% compared to 7.7% in Hampton Park.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 5,395 households or 1147.9%.

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

  • Couples with young children (+2,272 households)
  • Couples with older children (+1,359 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+804 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+518 households)

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