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Newport

Households with children

There are 1,303 couples with young children in Newport in 2021, comprising 25.5% 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 Newport, 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, Newport'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
Newport - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%Western Region %Number%Western Region %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,98238.737.71,79537.137.5+187
Couples with young children1,30325.522.31,21025.021.4+93
Couples with mixed-age children2054.04.81573.24.8+48
Couples with older children4749.310.64288.811.3+46
Single parents with children4979.711.64489.311.8+49
Single parents with young children1543.04.01282.64.0+26
Single parents with mixed-age children691.31.4360.71.5+33
Single parents with older children2745.46.12845.96.3-10
Total households with children2,47948.449.32,24346.449.3+236
Total households5,117100.0100.04,839100.0100.0+278
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 Newport in 2021 compared to Western Region shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, and a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 25.5% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 9.3% were couples with older children, compared with 22.3% and 10.6% respectively for Western Region.

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 3.0% compared to 4.0% in Western Region while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.4% compared to 6.1% in Western Region.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 236 households or 10.5%.

The largest change in households with children in this area between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with young children (+93 households)

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