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ACT peri-urban area

Households with children

There are 131 couples with young children in ACT peri-urban area in 2021, comprising 18.4% of households.

Households with Children require different services and facilities than other household types, and their needs change as both adults and children age. When many families in an area are at the same stage in their individual lifecycles, it creates a suburb lifecycle. Knowing where a suburb is in a cycle of change helps planners make evidence-based decisions about the demand for services both now and in the future.

For Households with Children in ACT peri-urban area, life stage is based on the age of children in the household. The age of the parent(s) is not taken into account.

  • Young children: Children aged under 15 only
  • Mixed age children: One or more children under 15 and one or more children over 15 (must have 2 or more children)
  • Older children: Children aged 15 and over only

To continue building the story, ACT peri-urban area's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Households with children by life stage
ACT peri-urban area - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households with childrenNumber%Australian Capital Territory %Number%Australian Capital Territory %2011 to 2021
Couples with children31544.330.828739.631.8+27
Couples with young children13118.418.613919.118.0-8
Couples with mixed-age children466.53.9476.54.3-1
Couples with older children13819.48.310113.99.5+37
Single parents with children456.39.3527.29.8-8
Single parents with young children101.43.7233.23.7-13
Single parents with mixed-age children71.01.100.11.2+7
Single parents with older children283.94.6284.04.9-1
Total households with children36050.640.134046.841.6+20
Total households711100.0100.0726100.0100.0-16
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the families with children in ACT peri-urban area in 2021 compared to Australian Capital Territory shows that there was a similar proportion of couples with young children, and a larger proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 18.4% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 19.4% were couples with older children, compared with 18.6% and 8.3% respectively for Australian Capital Territory.

There were a smaller proportion of single parent households with young children and a smaller proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 1.4% compared to 3.7% in Australian Capital Territory while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 3.9% compared to 4.6% in Australian Capital Territory.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 20 households or 5.9%.

There were no major differences between 2011 and 2021 in ACT peri-urban area.

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