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RDA Northern Territory

Households with children

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There are 14,332 couples with young children in the RDA Northern Territory in 2021, comprising 16.8% 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 Northern Territory, 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 Northern Territory'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 Northern Territory - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households with childrenNumber%Greater Darwin %Number%Greater Darwin %1996 to 2021
Couples with children23,08927.029.019,84234.635.3+3,247
Couples with young children14,33216.818.113,14522.922.6+1,187
Couples with mixed-age children3,8134.54.13,1805.55.2+633
Couples with older children4,9445.86.73,5176.17.5+1,427
Single parents with children8,75510.310.15,89010.310.8+2,865
Single parents with young children3,9824.74.63,2875.76.1+695
Single parents with mixed-age children1,3761.61.31,0001.71.5+376
Single parents with older children3,3974.04.21,6032.83.3+1,794
Total households with children31,84437.339.125,73244.846.1+6,112
Total households85,375100.0100.057,414100.0100.0+27,961
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Northern Territory in 2021 compared to Greater Darwin shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 16.8% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 5.8% were couples with older children, compared with 18.1% and 6.7% respectively for Greater Darwin.

There were a similar proportion of single parent households with young children and a similar proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 4.7% compared to 4.6% in Greater Darwin while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 4.0% compared to 4.2% in Greater Darwin.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 6,112 households or 23.8%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Single parents with older children (+1,794 households)
  • Couples with older children (+1,427 households)
  • Couples with young children (+1,187 households)
  • Single parents with young children (+695 households)

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