Frankston City
Households with children
There are 8,995 couples with young children in Frankston City in 2021, comprising 16.2078% 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 Frankston City, 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, Frankston City's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
Single parents, shown broken down by the age of children below for the selected area, comprise either a male or female single parent. In Frankston City 18.4% of single parents in 2016 were males and 71.6% females. This compares to 17.6% male and 72.4% female in Greater Melbourne, and 18.2% male, 71.8% female Australia-wide.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Households with children by life stage | ||||||||
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| Frankston City - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Households with children | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | 1996 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 16,102 | 29.0 | 33.1 | 14,187 | 36.9 | 38.0 | +1,915 | 18500 |
| Couples with young children | 8,995 | 16.2 | 18.3 | 7,928 | 20.6 | 19.4 | +1,067 | 18501 |
| Couples with mixed-age children | 2,070 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 2,022 | 5.3 | 5.7 | +48 | 18502 |
| Couples with older children | 5,037 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 4,237 | 11.0 | 12.9 | +800 | 18503 |
| Single parents with children | 7,427 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 4,659 | 12.1 | 9.9 | +2,768 | 18504 |
| Single parents with young children | 2,676 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2,195 | 5.7 | 3.9 | +481 | 18505 |
| Single parents with mixed-age children | 871 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 537 | 1.4 | 1.1 | +334 | 18506 |
| Single parents with older children | 3,880 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 1,927 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1,953 | 18507 |
| Total households with children | 23,529 | 42.4 | 43.3 | 18,846 | 49.0 | 47.9 | +4,683 | 18508 |
| Total households | 55,498 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 38,445 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +17,053 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the families with children in Frankston City in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.
Overall, 16.2% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 9.1% were couples with older children, compared with 18.3% and 10.5% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
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 4.8% compared to 3.3% in Greater Melbourne while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 7.0% compared to 5.7% in Greater Melbourne.
Emerging groups
Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 4,683 households or 24.8%.
The largest changes in households with children in this area between 1996 and 2021 were:
- Single parents with older children (+1,953 households)
- Couples with young children (+1,067 households)
- Couples with older children (+800 households)
- Single parents with young children (+481 households)