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Gannawarra ShireCommunity profile

Gannawarra Shire

Households with children

There are 468 couples with young children in Gannawarra Shire in 2021, comprising 10.0% 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 Gannawarra Shire, 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, Gannawarra Shire'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
Gannawarra Shire - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households with childrenNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %1996 to 2021
Couples with children93820.024.61,59335.134.9-655
Couples with young children46810.013.587119.219.6-403
Couples with mixed-age children1463.13.52695.95.7-123
Couples with older children3246.97.645310.09.6-129
Single parents with children3647.710.12876.39.6+77
Single parents with young children1463.14.01343.04.7+12
Single parents with mixed-age children471.01.3370.81.1+10
Single parents with older children1713.64.91152.63.8+55
Total households with children1,30227.734.71,88041.444.5-578
Total households4,700100.0100.04,540100.0100.0+160
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Gannawarra Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 10.0% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 6.9% were couples with older children, compared with 13.5% and 7.6% respectively for Regional VIC.

There were a smaller 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 3.1% compared to 4.0% in Regional VIC while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 3.6% compared to 4.9% in Regional VIC.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households with children decreased by 578 households or 30.7%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with young children (-403 households)
  • Couples with older children (-129 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (-123 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+55 households)

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