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Redland City

Households with children

There are 9,840 couples with young children in Redland City in 2021, comprising 16.2% 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 Redland City, 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, Redland City'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
Redland City - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households with childrenNumber%Greater Brisbane %Number%Greater Brisbane %2006 to 2021
Couples with children19,28731.830.816,75336.331.7+2,534
Couples with young children9,84016.217.48,67018.817.4+1,170
Couples with mixed-age children2,7644.64.42,7375.94.9+27
Couples with older children6,68311.09.05,34611.69.4+1,337
Single parents with children6,86911.311.44,93410.711.0+1,935
Single parents with young children2,4774.14.62,1314.64.9+346
Single parents with mixed-age children8531.41.56851.51.4+168
Single parents with older children3,5395.85.42,1184.64.8+1,421
Total households with children26,15643.142.321,68746.942.7+4,469
Total households60,729100.0100.046,204100.0100.0+14,525
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Redland City in 2021 compared to Greater Brisbane shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, and a larger proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 16.2% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 11.0% were couples with older children, compared with 17.4% and 9.0% respectively for Greater Brisbane.

There were a smaller 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 4.1% compared to 4.6% in Greater Brisbane while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.8% compared to 5.4% in Greater Brisbane.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 4,469 households or 20.6%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Single parents with older children (+1,421 households)
  • Couples with older children (+1,337 households)
  • Couples with young children (+1,170 households)
  • Single parents with young children (+346 households)

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