Analysis of the families with children in Strathfield Council in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, as well as a larger proportion of couples with older children.
Overall, 17.9% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 11.5% were couples with older children, compared with 16.4% and 9.2% respectively for Australia.
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 2.0% compared to 3.9% in Australia while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.4% compared to 5.4% in Australia.