Aberfeldie (N)
Households with children
There are 245 couples with young children in Aberfeldie (N) in 2016, comprising 18.1617% 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 Aberfeldie (N), 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, Aberfeldie (N)'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
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the families with children in Aberfeldie (N) in 2016 compared to Ascot Vale (N) shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, as well as a larger proportion of couples with older children.
Overall, 18.2% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 18.0% were couples with older children, compared with 16.6% and 7.7% respectively for Ascot Vale (N).
There were a smaller 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 1.8% compared to 3.4% in Ascot Vale (N) while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 6.2% compared to 5.3% in Ascot Vale (N).
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of households with children increased by 61 households or 9.3%.
There were no major differences between 2011 and 2016 in Aberfeldie (N).