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Cranbourne North

Households with children

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There are 2,215 couples with young children in Cranbourne North in 2021, comprising 29.3% 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, 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'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
Cranbourne North - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households with childrenNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %1996 to 2021
Couples with children3,76849.845.41,40450.950.0+2,363
Couples with young children2,21529.325.31,07338.930.8+1,142
Couples with mixed-age children6528.67.01344.97.5+517
Couples with older children90111.913.11967.111.7+705
Single parents with children1,00013.211.629310.610.5+706
Single parents with young children3925.24.11806.55.4+211
Single parents with mixed-age children1451.91.5291.11.3+116
Single parents with older children4636.16.0833.03.9+379
Total households with children4,76863.157.01,69861.660.6+3,070
Total households7,559100.0100.02,757100.0100.0+4,802
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Cranbourne North in 2021 compared to the 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, 29.3% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 11.9% were couples with older children, compared with 25.3% and 13.1% respectively for the City of Casey.

There were a larger proportion of single parent households with young children and a similar 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 the City of Casey while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 6.1% compared to 6.0% in the City of Casey.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 3,070 households or 180.8%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with young children (+1,142 households)
  • Couples with older children (+705 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+517 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+379 households)

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