Analysis of the families with children in SSROC region in 2021 compared to the City of Canterbury Bankstown shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.
Overall, 15.6% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 9.3% were couples with older children, compared with 18.3% and 13.2% respectively for the City of Canterbury Bankstown.
There were a smaller 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 2.7% compared to 3.7% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.4% compared to 7.9% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown.