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Hackham West

Households with children

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There are 126 couples with young children in Hackham West in 2021, comprising 8.0% 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 Hackham West, 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, Hackham West'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
Hackham West - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2016 to 2021
Couples with children27217.228.129518.729.4-23
Couples with young children1268.014.51328.415.3-6
Couples with mixed-age children372.33.9382.43.9-1
Couples with older children1096.99.71257.910.1-16
Single parents with children30119.113.028518.112.7+16
Single parents with young children1076.85.11036.55.2+4
Single parents with mixed-age children402.51.6332.11.5+7
Single parents with older children1549.86.31499.56.0+5
Total households with children57336.341.158036.842.1-7
Total households1,579100.0100.01,575100.0100.0+4
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 Hackham West in 2021 compared to the City of Onkaparinga shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 8.0% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 6.9% were couples with older children, compared with 14.5% and 9.7% respectively for the City of Onkaparinga.

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 6.8% compared to 5.1% in the City of Onkaparinga while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 9.8% compared to 6.3% in the City of Onkaparinga.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children decreased by 7 households or 1.2%.

There were no major differences between 2016 and 2021 in Hackham West.

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