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Waverley Local Government Area (LGA)Community profile

Waverley Ward

Households with children

There are 1,149 couples with young children in Waverley Ward in 2021, comprising 15.1% 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 Waverley Ward, 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, Waverley Ward'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
Waverley Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households with childrenNumber%Waverley Council area %Number%Waverley Council area %2001 to 2021
Couples with children1,74323.024.41,24517.218.8+498
Couples with young children1,14915.115.47149.910.7+435
Couples with mixed-age children1962.63.01422.02.2+54
Couples with older children3985.26.03895.46.0+9
Single parents with children4666.16.54976.97.1-32
Single parents with young children1812.42.52022.82.7-22
Single parents with mixed-age children530.70.7260.40.5+26
Single parents with older children2323.13.32683.74.0-36
Total households with children2,20929.130.91,74324.126.0+466
Total households7,586100.0100.07,241100.0100.0+345
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Waverley Ward in 2021 compared to Waverley Council area shows that there was a similar proportion of couples with young children, and a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 15.1% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 5.2% were couples with older children, compared with 15.4% and 6.0% respectively for Waverley Council area.

There were a similar 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 2.4% compared to 2.5% in Waverley Council area while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 3.1% compared to 3.3% in Waverley Council area.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 466 households or 26.7%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with young children (+435 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+54 households)

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