Mount Warren Park
Households with children
There are 330 couples with young children in Mount Warren Park in 2021, comprising 14.8115% 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 Mount Warren Park, 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, Mount Warren Park's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
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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| Mount Warren Park - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households with children | Number | % | Division 2 % | Number | % | Division 2 % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 614 | 27.6 | 26.6 | 615 | 28.9 | 30.0 | -1 | 18500 |
| Couples with young children | 330 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 317 | 14.9 | 16.1 | +13 | 18501 |
| Couples with mixed-age children | 83 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 104 | 4.9 | 6.1 | -21 | 18502 |
| Couples with older children | 201 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 194 | 9.1 | 7.8 | +7 | 18503 |
| Single parents with children | 275 | 12.3 | 18.8 | 278 | 13.1 | 18.3 | -3 | 18504 |
| Single parents with young children | 107 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 131 | 6.2 | 7.6 | -24 | 18505 |
| Single parents with mixed-age children | 35 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 36 | 1.7 | 2.9 | -1 | 18506 |
| Single parents with older children | 133 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 111 | 5.2 | 7.7 | +22 | 18507 |
| Total households with children | 889 | 39.9 | 45.4 | 893 | 41.9 | 48.3 | -4 | 18508 |
| Total households | 2,228 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,129 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +99 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 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 Mount Warren Park in 2021 compared to Division 2 shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, as well as a larger proportion of couples with older children.
Overall, 14.8% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 9.0% were couples with older children, compared with 13.9% and 7.4% respectively for Division 2.
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 4.8% compared to 7.6% in Division 2 while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 6.0% compared to 8.1% in Division 2.
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children decreased by 4 households or 0.4%.
There were no major differences between 2016 and 2021 in Mount Warren Park.