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Eurobodalla Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Eurobodalla Shire

Households with children

There are 1,540 couples with young children in Eurobodalla Shire in 2021, comprising 8.4% 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 Eurobodalla Shire, 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, Eurobodalla Shire'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
Eurobodalla Shire - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households with childrenNumber%Canberra Region %Number%Canberra Region %1991 to 2021
Couples with children3,04616.624.92,95628.036.4+90
Couples with young children1,5408.413.52,31421.927.2-774
Couples with mixed-age children4762.63.72362.23.6+240
Couples with older children1,0305.67.64063.85.6+624
Single parents with children1,6749.19.17497.18.2+925
Single parents with young children6493.53.55285.05.1+121
Single parents with mixed-age children2321.31.1530.50.7+179
Single parents with older children7934.34.51681.62.4+625
Total households with children4,72025.834.03,70535.144.6+1,015
Total households18,316100.0100.010,549100.0100.0+7,767
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Eurobodalla Shire in 2021 compared to Canberra Region shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 8.4% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 5.6% were couples with older children, compared with 13.5% and 7.6% respectively for Canberra Region.

There were a similar 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 3.5% compared to 3.5% in Canberra Region while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 4.3% compared to 4.5% in Canberra Region.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 1,015 households or 27.4%.

The largest changes in households with children in this area between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with young children (-774 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+625 households)
  • Couples with older children (+624 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+240 households)

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