Analysis of the families with children in SSROC region in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.
Overall, 15.6% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 9.3% were couples with older children, compared with 18.6% and 11.2% respectively for Greater Sydney.
There were a smaller proportion of single parent households with young children and a similar proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 2.7% compared to 3.4% in Greater Sydney while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.4% compared to 5.9% in Greater Sydney.