Berwick (Foothills)
Family blending
In 2021, Berwick (Foothills) had 4.6% of couple families with children in step families and 1.1% in blended families.
Information on blended and intact families can be an indicator of the level of family breakup and repartnering within the area, and a potential indicator of socio-economic disadvantage. Family blending only applies to couple families with children. For information more broadly about household and family types, including single-parent families, please see Household Type, Households with Children, and Households without Children.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Couple families with children
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Berwick (Foothills) - Total couples with children (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
Family blending by type | Number | % | Hallam % | Number | % | Hallam % | 2016 to 2021 | |
Intact Family | 266 | 94.3 | 92.0 | 263 | 91.1 | 90.4 | +2 | 19601 |
Step family | 13 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 17 | 6.2 | 5.8 | -5 | 19602 |
Blended family | 3 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | -5 | 19603 |
Other couple family | 0 | -- | 0.3 | 0 | -- | 0.6 | 0 | 19604 |
Total couples with children | 282 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 289 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -7 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the family blending in Berwick (Foothills) in 2021 compared to Hallam shows that there was a similar proportion of step families as well as a similar proportion of blended families. Overall, 4.6% of total couple families with children were step families, and 1.1% were blended families, compared with 5.1% and 2.6% respectively for Hallam.
There were a similar proportion of other families and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 0.0% compared to 0.3% in Hallam while the proportion of intact families was 94.3% compared to 92.0% in Hallam.
Emerging groups
The number of couple families with children in Berwick (Foothills) decreased by 7 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Berwick (Foothills) between 2016 and 2021.