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Pittwater Ward

Households with children

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There are 2,876 couples with young children in Pittwater Ward in 2021, comprising 16.0% 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 Pittwater 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, Pittwater 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
Pittwater Ward - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households with childrenNumber%Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase %Number%Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase %1991 to 2021
Couples with children6,13334.131.25,73539.943.0+398
Couples with young children2,87616.012.84,00427.931.3-1,128
Couples with mixed-age children8734.94.86874.86.0+185
Couples with older children2,38413.313.61,0437.35.7+1,341
Single parents with children1,3807.75.91,1638.17.7+216
Single parents with young children4212.31.86104.25.2-189
Single parents with mixed-age children1580.90.41210.81.0+36
Single parents with older children8014.53.84323.01.5+369
Total households with children7,51341.837.16,89948.050.7+614
Total households17,970100.0100.014,370100.0100.0+3,599
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Pittwater Ward in 2021 compared to Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, and a similar proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 16.0% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 13.3% were couples with older children, compared with 12.8% and 13.6% respectively for Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase.

There were a larger proportion of single parent households with young children and a larger proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 2.3% compared to 1.8% in Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 4.5% compared to 3.8% in Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 614 households or 8.9%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with older children (+1,341 households)
  • Couples with young children (-1,128 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+369 households)
  • Single parents with young children (-189 households)

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