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Western Sydney (LGA)Community profile

Western Sydney (LGA)

Households with children

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There are 184,370 couples with young children in Western Sydney (LGA) in 2021, comprising 21.1% 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 Western Sydney (LGA), 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, Western Sydney (LGA)'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
Western Sydney (LGA) - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Couples with children350,05540.134.4312,57941.635.3+37,476
Couples with young children184,37021.118.6158,68221.118.8+25,688
Couples with mixed-age children51,7155.94.746,9696.24.7+4,746
Couples with older children113,97013.111.2106,92814.211.8+7,042
Single parents with children109,08212.510.596,49712.810.4+12,585
Single parents with young children35,3304.13.430,7894.13.3+4,541
Single parents with mixed-age children13,6791.61.212,5551.71.2+1,124
Single parents with older children60,0736.95.953,1537.16.0+6,920
Total households with children459,13752.644.9409,07654.445.8+50,061
Total households872,163100.0100.0751,717100.0100.0+120,446
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 Western Sydney (LGA) in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, as well as a larger proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 21.1% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 13.1% were couples with older children, compared with 18.6% and 11.2% respectively for Greater Sydney.

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 4.1% compared to 3.4% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 6.9% compared to 5.9% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 50,061 households or 12.2%.

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

  • Couples with young children (+25,688 households)
  • Couples with older children (+7,042 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+6,920 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+4,746 households)

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