Analysis of the family blending in Burwood Council Area in 2021 compared to SSROC region shows that there was a similar proportion of step families as well as a similar proportion of blended families. Overall, 6.3% of total couple families with children were step families, and 1.3% were blended families, compared with 6.3% and 1.9% respectively for SSROC region.
There were a similar proportion of other families and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 0.3% compared to 0.2% in SSROC region while the proportion of intact families was 92.2% compared to 91.5% in SSROC region.