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Rural East

Households with children

There are 72 couples with young children in Rural East in 2021, comprising 15.2% 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 Rural East, 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, Rural East'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
Rural East - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households with childrenNumber%One Tree Hill %Number%One Tree Hill %2001 to 2021
Couples with children19441.044.525354.760.1-59
Couples with young children7215.218.111324.632.3-42
Couples with mixed-age children367.64.2449.78.8-9
Couples with older children8618.222.39420.419.0-8
Single parents with children224.76.5204.54.6+1
Single parents with young children71.51.581.82.7-1
Single parents with mixed-age children0--0.90--0.90
Single parents with older children153.24.2122.71.0+3
Total households with children21645.751.027359.264.7-58
Total households473100.0100.0462100.0100.0+11
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Rural East in 2021 compared to One Tree Hill shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 15.2% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 18.2% were couples with older children, compared with 18.1% and 22.3% respectively for One Tree Hill.

There were a similar 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 1.5% compared to 1.5% in One Tree Hill while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 3.2% compared to 4.2% in One Tree Hill.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households with children decreased by 57 households or 20.9%.

There were no major differences between 2001 and 2021 in Rural East.

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