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 Merrylands West, accounting for 46.1% (1,131 households). This share was lower than Cumberland (A) (49.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in households with children, which increased by 42 households, while its share fell by 1.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Households with children by life stage
Merrylands West - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households with children for Merrylands West in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cumberland (A) and change since 2016.
Households with children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Merrylands West, with comparison markers for Cumberland (A).
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
+21
-1.5pp
Couples with young children
+4
-1.0pp
Couples with mixed-age children
+14
+0.2pp
Couples with older children
-17
-1.7pp
Single parents with children
+21
-0.1pp
Single parents with young children
-2
-0.4pp
Single parents with mixed-age children
-7
-0.5pp
Single parents with older children
+21
+0.2pp
Total households with children
+42
-1.7pp
Data table
Households With Children for Merrylands West. Households with children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cumberland (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cumberland (A)% | Count | % | Cumberland (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples with children | 797 | 32.5% | 38.2% | 776 | 34.0% | 41.4% | +21 | -1.5pp |
| Couples with young children | 370 | 15.1% | 21.3% | 366 | 16.1% | 23.1% | +4 | -1.0pp |
| Couples with mixed-age children | 149 | 6.1% | 5.6% | 135 | 5.9% | 6.0% | +14 | +0.2pp |
| Couples with older children | 276 | 11.2% | 12.4% | 293 | 12.9% | 13.5% | -17 | -1.7pp |
| Single parents with children | 334 | 13.6% | 11.2% | 313 | 13.7% | 11.7% | +21 | -0.1pp |
| Single parents with young children | 106 | 4.3% | 3.4% | 108 | 4.7% | 3.9% | -2 | -0.4pp |
| Single parents with mixed-age children | 38 | 1.5% | 1.4% | 45 | 2.0% | 1.4% | -7 | -0.5pp |
| Single parents with older children | 207 | 8.4% | 7.2% | 186 | 8.2% | 7.4% | +21 | +0.2pp |
| Total households with children | 1,131 | 46.1% | 49.5% | 1,089 | 47.8% | 53.1% | +42 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 2,454 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,280 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +174 | 0.0pp |