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Cranbourne West

Households with children

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There are 2,185 couples with young children in Cranbourne West in 2021, comprising 31.8% 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 West, 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 West'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 West - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,19146.445.42,19245.345.1+999
Couples with young children2,18531.825.31,52531.524.4+660
Couples with mixed-age children4546.67.02565.36.9+198
Couples with older children5528.013.14118.513.9+141
Single parents with children86412.611.664913.411.8+215
Single parents with young children3765.54.12555.33.9+121
Single parents with mixed-age children1181.71.51052.21.7+13
Single parents with older children3705.46.02896.06.2+81
Total households with children4,05559.057.02,84158.657.0+1,214
Total households6,876100.0100.04,844100.0100.0+2,032
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 Cranbourne West 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, 31.8% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 8.0% 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 smaller proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 5.5% compared to 4.1% in the City of Casey while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.4% compared to 6.0% in the City of Casey.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 1,214 households or 42.7%.

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

  • Couples with young children (+660 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+198 households)
  • Couples with older children (+141 households)
  • Single parents with young children (+121 households)

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