Analysis of the family blending in SSROC region in 2021 compared to the City of Canterbury Bankstown shows that there was a higher proportion of step families as well as a higher proportion of blended families. Overall, 6.3% of total couple families with children were step families, and 1.9% were blended families, compared with 5.5% and 2.3% respectively for the City of Canterbury Bankstown.
There were a similar proportion of other families and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 0.2% compared to 0.3% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown while the proportion of intact families was 91.5% compared to 91.9% in the City of Canterbury Bankstown.