Analysis of the family blending in Inner West Council area in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a similar proportion of step families as well as a similar proportion of blended families. Overall, 6.3% of total couple families with children were step families, and 1.5% were blended families, compared with 6.7% and 2.5% respectively for Greater Sydney.
There were a similar proportion of other families and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 0.2% compared to 0.3% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of intact families was 92.0% compared to 90.5% in Greater Sydney.