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Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan

Households with children

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There are 3,168 couples with young children in Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan in 2021, comprising 14.8% 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 Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan, 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, Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan'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
Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households with childrenNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %1991 to 2021
Couples with children6,15328.727.13,38836.134.8+2,765
Couples with young children3,16814.814.22,40825.625.4+760
Couples with mixed-age children1,0524.94.04184.53.7+634
Couples with older children1,9339.08.95616.05.7+1,371
Single parents with children3,44716.112.898510.59.2+2,462
Single parents with young children1,3206.14.76336.75.6+687
Single parents with mixed-age children4632.21.51031.10.9+360
Single parents with older children1,6647.86.52482.62.7+1,416
Total households with children9,60044.739.94,37346.544.1+5,227
Total households21,470100.0100.09,395100.0100.0+12,075
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 Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan in 2021 compared to Central Coast Council area shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, and a similar proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 14.8% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 9.0% were couples with older children, compared with 14.2% and 8.9% respectively for Central Coast Council area.

There were a larger 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 6.1% compared to 4.7% in Central Coast Council area while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 7.8% compared to 6.5% in Central Coast Council area.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 5,227 households or 119.5%.

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

  • Single parents with older children (+1,416 households)
  • Couples with older children (+1,371 households)
  • Couples with young children (+760 households)
  • Single parents with young children (+687 households)

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