Analysis of the families with children in the City of Sydney in 2021 compared to Sutherland Shire shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.
Overall, 7.5% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 2.2% were couples with older children, compared with 19.1% and 13.2% respectively for Sutherland Shire.
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 1.6% compared to 2.9% in Sutherland Shire while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 2.4% compared to 5.6% in Sutherland Shire.