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Thorneside

Households with children

There are 262 couples with young children in Thorneside in 2021, comprising 15.8% 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 Thorneside, 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, Thorneside'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
Thorneside - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%Redland City %Number%Redland City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children39924.031.838324.133.2+16
Couples with young children26215.816.223514.816.7+27
Couples with mixed-age children392.34.6342.14.9+5
Couples with older children985.911.01147.211.6-16
Single parents with children24614.811.321913.811.1+27
Single parents with young children1056.34.1905.74.3+15
Single parents with mixed-age children281.71.4191.21.3+9
Single parents with older children1136.85.81106.95.5+3
Total households with children64538.843.160237.844.3+43
Total households1,663100.0100.01,591100.0100.0+72
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 Thorneside in 2021 compared to Redland City shows that there was a similar proportion of couples with young children, and a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 15.8% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 5.9% were couples with older children, compared with 16.2% and 11.0% respectively for Redland City.

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 6.3% compared to 4.1% in Redland City while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 6.8% compared to 5.8% in Redland City.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 43 households or 7.1%.

There were no major differences between 2016 and 2021 in Thorneside.

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