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Division 09

Households with children

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There are 3,179 couples with young children in Division 09 in 2021, comprising 22.3% 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 Division 09, 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, Division 09'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
Division 09 - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%Main Beach %Number%Main Beach %2016 to 2021
Couples with children6,04142.49.75,55341.37.8+488
Couples with young children3,17922.34.13,01522.44.5+164
Couples with mixed-age children9586.71.08216.10.3+137
Couples with older children1,90413.44.61,71712.82.9+187
Single parents with children1,74712.35.11,54911.55.1+198
Single parents with young children6584.61.76204.61.8+38
Single parents with mixed-age children2341.60.32111.60.5+23
Single parents with older children8556.03.27185.32.8+137
Total households with children7,78854.614.87,10252.912.9+686
Total households14,254100.0100.013,431100.0100.0+823
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 Division 09 in 2021 compared to Main Beach shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, as well as a larger proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 22.3% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 13.4% were couples with older children, compared with 4.1% and 4.6% respectively for Main Beach.

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 4.6% compared to 1.7% in Main Beach while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 6.0% compared to 3.2% in Main Beach.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 686 households or 9.7%.

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

  • Couples with older children (+187 households)
  • Couples with young children (+164 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+137 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+137 households)

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