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Ruffey Ward

Households with children

There are 920 couples with young children in Ruffey Ward in 2021, comprising 18.1% 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 Ruffey Ward, 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, Ruffey Ward'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
Ruffey Ward - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households with childrenNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %1991 to 2021
Couples with children1,94738.438.02,32858.356.1-382
Couples with young children92018.117.91,39735.034.9-477
Couples with mixed-age children1833.64.541210.39.3-230
Couples with older children84416.615.751813.011.9+325
Single parents with children54710.810.13107.87.8+237
Single parents with young children1382.72.71423.63.8-5
Single parents with mixed-age children621.21.0451.11.1+16
Single parents with older children3476.86.31223.13.0+225
Total households with children2,49449.248.12,63866.063.9-145
Total households5,073100.0100.03,997100.0100.0+1,076
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Ruffey Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Manningham shows that there was a similar proportion of couples with young children, and a larger proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 18.1% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 16.6% were couples with older children, compared with 17.9% and 15.7% respectively for the City of Manningham.

There were a similar 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 2.7% compared to 2.7% in the City of Manningham while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 6.8% compared to 6.3% in the City of Manningham.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households with children decreased by 144 households or 5.5%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with young children (-477 households)
  • Couples with older children (+325 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (-230 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+225 households)

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