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Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga

Households with children

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There are 1,026 couples with young children in Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga in 2021, comprising 13.5% 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 Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga, 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, Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga'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
Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households with childrenNumber%Springfield %Number%Springfield %2006 to 2021
Couples with children1,78523.536.51,52723.337.6+257
Couples with young children1,02613.519.578812.020.9+237
Couples with mixed-age children2232.94.62383.64.6-15
Couples with older children5367.112.45007.612.1+35
Single parents with children1,02313.514.880912.315.6+214
Single parents with young children3875.14.83525.45.8+35
Single parents with mixed-age children1241.61.7871.32.3+37
Single parents with older children5126.78.23695.67.5+142
Total households with children2,80837.051.32,33735.653.1+471
Total households7,592100.0100.06,565100.0100.0+1,027
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga in 2021 compared to Springfield shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 13.5% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 7.1% were couples with older children, compared with 19.5% and 12.4% respectively for Springfield.

There were a similar 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 5.1% compared to 4.8% in Springfield while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 6.7% compared to 8.2% in Springfield.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 471 households or 20.2%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with young children (+237 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+142 households)

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