Analysis of the family blending in SSROC region in 2021 compared to Strathfield Council 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 5.1% and 1.2% respectively for Strathfield Council.
There were a similar proportion of other families and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 0.2% compared to 0.3% in Strathfield Council while the proportion of intact families was 91.5% compared to 93.4% in Strathfield Council.