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City of Coffs HarbourCommunity profile

Coffs Harbour (Central North)

Households with children

There are 275 couples with young children in Coffs Harbour (Central North) in 2021, comprising 11.5% 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 Coffs Harbour (Central 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, Coffs Harbour (Central 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
Coffs Harbour (Central North) - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%City of Coffs Harbour %Number%City of Coffs Harbour %2016 to 2021
Couples with children53222.223.855023.123.9-19
Couples with young children27511.513.130012.613.0-26
Couples with mixed-age children923.83.6823.53.6+9
Couples with older children1656.97.11677.07.4-2
Single parents with children38916.212.039816.712.0-9
Single parents with young children1325.54.91415.94.9-9
Single parents with mixed-age children552.31.5713.01.6-16
Single parents with older children2028.45.71867.85.6+16
Total households with children92138.535.994939.936.0-28
Total households2,395100.0100.02,379100.0100.0+15
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 Coffs Harbour (Central North) in 2021 compared to the City of Coffs Harbour shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, and a similar proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 11.5% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 6.9% were couples with older children, compared with 13.1% and 7.1% respectively for the City of Coffs Harbour.

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 5.5% compared to 4.9% in the City of Coffs Harbour while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 8.4% compared to 5.7% in the City of Coffs Harbour.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children decreased by 28 households or 3.0%.

There were no major differences between 2016 and 2021 in Coffs Harbour (Central North).

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