Analysis of the family blending in Inner West Council area in 2021 compared to Woollahra Municipal Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of step families as well as a lower proportion of blended families. Overall, 6.3% of total couple families with children were step families, and 1.5% were blended families, compared with 7.6% and 1.6% respectively for Woollahra Municipal Council area.
There were a similar proportion of other families and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 0.2% compared to 0.1% in Woollahra Municipal Council area while the proportion of intact families was 92.0% compared to 90.6% in Woollahra Municipal Council area.