Households
Households With Children
Households with children groups households according to whether children are present and the life stage of those children. In this topic, life stage is based on the ages of the children in the household rather than the age of the parents.
About this topic
Households with children groups households according to whether children are present and the life stage of those children. In this topic, life stage is based on the ages of the children in the household rather than the age of the parents.
This topic is useful for understanding likely demand for childcare, schools, youth services, and family housing. It should be read with household size, age structure, and dwelling type to build a fuller picture of family life in an area.
Interpretation notes
- This is a derived subset of households that classifies households by whether children are present and by the ages of those children.
- The life-stage labels describe the ages of children in the household, not the ages of parents or carers.
Key insight
In 2021, households with children was the most common household life-stage group among households in Cairns City, accounting for 12.2% (128 households). This share was lower than Cairns (R) (37.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in couples with young children, which increased by 14 households and 1.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Households with children by life stage
Cairns City - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households with children for Cairns City in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Households with children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cairns City, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
Couples with children
Couples with young children
Couples with mixed-age children
Couples with older children
Single parents with children
Single parents with young children
Single parents with mixed-age children
Single parents with older children
Total households with children
Chart view
Households with children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples with children
+2
-0.2pp
Couples with young children
+14
+1.1pp
Couples with mixed-age children
+3
+0.3pp
Couples with older children
-8
-0.9pp
Single parents with children
+8
+0.6pp
Single parents with young children
-2
-0.3pp
Single parents with mixed-age children
+9
+0.9pp
Single parents with older children
-1
-0.2pp
Total households with children
+10
+0.3pp
Data table
Households With Children for Cairns City. Households with children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples with children | 87 | 8.3% | 24.8% | 85 | 8.5% | 25.3% | +2 | -0.2pp |
| Couples with young children | 60 | 5.7% | 14.5% | 46 | 4.6% | 15.2% | +14 | +1.1pp |
| Couples with mixed-age children | 6 | 0.6% | 3.9% | 3 | 0.3% | 3.8% | +3 | +0.3pp |
| Couples with older children | 24 | 2.3% | 6.6% | 32 | 3.2% | 6.4% | -8 | -0.9pp |
| Single parents with children | 41 | 3.9% | 12.3% | 33 | 3.3% | 12.0% | +8 | +0.6pp |
| Single parents with young children | 13 | 1.2% | 5.7% | 15 | 1.5% | 6.0% | -2 | -0.3pp |
| Single parents with mixed-age children | 9 | 0.9% | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.6% | +9 | +0.9pp |
| Single parents with older children | 19 | 1.8% | 5.3% | 20 | 2.0% | 5.0% | -1 | -0.2pp |
| Total households with children | 128 | 12.2% | 37.1% | 118 | 11.9% | 37.3% | +10 | +0.3pp |
| Total households | 1,051 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 995 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +56 | 0.0pp |