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Bass Hill Ward

Households with children

There are 3,928 couples with young children in Bass Hill Ward in 2021, comprising 17.9% 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 Bass Hill 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, Bass Hill 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
Bass Hill Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households with childrenNumber%Sefton %Number%Sefton %2006 to 2021
Couples with children8,77639.940.87,26939.339.1+1,506
Couples with young children3,92817.915.93,41718.519.2+511
Couples with mixed-age children1,7357.99.41,2586.87.4+477
Couples with older children3,11314.215.42,59414.012.4+519
Single parents with children3,39315.414.42,53013.714.3+862
Single parents with young children9744.43.68954.84.9+78
Single parents with mixed-age children4962.32.03271.81.1+169
Single parents with older children1,9238.88.81,3077.18.2+615
Total households with children12,16955.455.29,80052.953.4+2,368
Total households21,970100.0100.018,515100.0100.0+3,455
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Bass Hill Ward in 2021 compared to Sefton shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, and a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 17.9% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 14.2% were couples with older children, compared with 15.9% and 15.4% respectively for Sefton.

There were a larger 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 4.4% compared to 3.6% in Sefton while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 8.8% compared to 8.8% in Sefton.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 2,369 households or 24.2%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Single parents with older children (+615 households)
  • Couples with older children (+519 households)
  • Couples with young children (+511 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+477 households)

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