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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area

Households with children

There are 4,638 couples with young children in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area in 2021, comprising 19.1% 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council 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, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council 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
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households with childrenNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %1991 to 2021
Couples with children8,09233.330.84,70138.039.0+3,390
Couples with young children4,63819.116.63,50228.327.1+1,135
Couples with mixed-age children1,0684.44.34853.94.8+583
Couples with older children2,3869.89.97135.87.2+1,672
Single parents with children2,2549.310.61,1399.29.4+1,115
Single parents with young children9443.93.87035.75.2+241
Single parents with mixed-age children2551.01.21110.91.0+143
Single parents with older children1,0554.35.63242.63.2+731
Total households with children10,34642.541.55,84147.348.5+4,505
Total households24,315100.0100.012,357100.0100.0+11,957
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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, and a similar proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 19.1% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 9.8% were couples with older children, compared with 16.6% and 9.9% respectively for New South Wales.

There were a similar 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 3.9% compared to 3.8% in New South Wales while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 4.3% compared to 5.6% in New South Wales.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 4,505 households or 77.1%.

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

  • Couples with older children (+1,672 households)
  • Couples with young children (+1,135 households)
  • Single parents with older children (+731 households)
  • Couples with mixed-age children (+583 households)

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