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RDA Darling Downs and South West RegionCommunity profile

RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

Households with children

There are 15,625 couples with young children in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2021, comprising 14.0% 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 the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region, 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, the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region'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
RDA Darling Downs and South West Region - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%Regional QLD %Number%Regional QLD %2016 to 2021
Couples with children27,68324.825.227,27226.326.1+411
Couples with young children15,62514.014.115,61315.114.8+12
Couples with mixed-age children4,5514.13.94,2734.13.9+278
Couples with older children7,5076.77.37,3867.17.4+121
Single parents with children11,56710.410.810,1929.810.5+1,375
Single parents with young children5,1124.64.54,5314.44.5+581
Single parents with mixed-age children1,6431.51.41,4061.41.3+237
Single parents with older children4,8124.34.84,2554.14.6+557
Total households with children39,25035.236.037,46436.136.6+1,786
Total households111,615100.0100.0103,689100.0100.0+7,926
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 the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2021 compared to Regional QLD shows that there was a similar proportion of couples with young children, and a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 14.0% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 6.7% were couples with older children, compared with 14.1% and 7.3% respectively for Regional QLD.

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 4.6% compared to 4.5% in Regional QLD while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 4.3% compared to 4.8% in Regional QLD.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 1,786 households or 4.8%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Single parents with young children (+581 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+557 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+278 households)
  • Single parents with mixed-age children (+237 households)

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