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The Hills Shire CouncilCommunity profile

The Hills Shire

Households with children

There are 16,353 couples with young children in The Hills Shire in 2021, comprising 26.8% 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 The Hills Shire, 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, The Hills Shire'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
The Hills Shire - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Couples with children31,77952.134.426,05553.135.3+5,724
Couples with young children16,35326.818.612,72525.918.8+3,628
Couples with mixed-age children4,4527.34.73,7317.64.7+721
Couples with older children10,97418.011.29,59919.611.8+1,375
Single parents with children5,2148.510.54,0458.210.4+1,169
Single parents with young children1,5802.63.41,1202.33.3+460
Single parents with mixed-age children5710.91.24851.01.2+86
Single parents with older children3,0635.05.92,4405.06.0+623
Total households with children36,99360.644.930,10061.445.8+6,893
Total households61,026100.0100.049,043100.0100.0+11,983
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 The Hills Shire in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, as well as a larger proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 26.8% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 18.0% were couples with older children, compared with 18.6% and 11.2% respectively for Greater Sydney.

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 2.6% compared to 3.4% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.0% compared to 5.9% in Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 6,893 households or 22.9%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with young children (+3,628 households)
  • Couples with older children (+1,375 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+721 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+623 households)

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