Households
Family blending
About this topic
Family blending classifies couple families with children according to whether the children are shared by both partners, from a previous relationship, or a mix of both. It applies only to couple families with children, not to all family types or all households.
This topic can help show patterns of repartnering and family complexity within an area. It should be interpreted with household type and households with children, because it is a specialised family-structure measure rather than a summary of all families.
Interpretation notes
- This derived family view applies only to couple families with children, not all families or all households.
- It classifies whether children are shared, step, or blended within the couple family, so it should not be compared directly with headline household totals.
Key insight
In 2021, intact families was the most common family type among couple families with children in Old Beach, accounting for 84.7% (482 families). This share was higher than Brighton (M) (78.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in intact families, which increased by 69 families and 1.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Family blending
Old Beach - Total couples with children (Enumerated)
This table summarises family blending for Old Beach in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brighton (M) and change since 2016.
Family blending snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Old Beach, with comparison markers for Brighton (M).
Intact Family
2021 count
482
% of total
84.7%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
482
84.7%
+1.1pp
Step family
2021 count
54
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
54
9.5%
0.0pp
Blended family
2021 count
31
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
31
5.4%
-1.1pp
Other couple family
2021 count
5
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
5
0.9%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Family blending change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Intact Family
+69
+1.1pp
Step family
+7
0.0pp
Blended family
-1
-1.1pp
Other couple family
+2
+0.3pp
Data table
Family blending for Old Beach. Family blending. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brighton (M).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Brighton (M)% | Count | % | Brighton (M)% | Count | pp | |
| Intact Family | 482 | 84.7% | 78.8% | 413 | 83.6% | 81.4% | +69 | +1.1pp |
| Step family | 54 | 9.5% | 11.1% | 47 | 9.5% | 9.5% | +7 | 0.0pp |
| Blended family | 31 | 5.4% | 8.9% | 32 | 6.5% | 7.8% | -1 | -1.1pp |
| Other couple family | 5 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 0.9% | +2 | +0.3pp |
| Total couples with children | 569 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 494 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +75 | 0.0pp |