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 Clarence Town, accounting for 80% (252 families). This share was lower than Dungog (A) (81.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in intact families, which increased by 29 families, while its share fell by 8.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Family blending
Clarence Town - Total couples with children (Enumerated)
This table summarises family blending for Clarence Town in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dungog (A) and change since 2016.
Family blending snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Clarence Town, with comparison markers for Dungog (A).
Intact Family
2021 count
252
% of total
80.0%
Change from 2016
-8.8pp
252
80.0%
-8.8pp
Step family
2021 count
36
% of total
11.4%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
36
11.4%
+3.4pp
Blended family
2021 count
20
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
20
6.3%
+1.5pp
Other couple family
2021 count
8
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
8
2.5%
+1.3pp
Chart view
Family blending change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Intact Family
+29
-8.8pp
Step family
+16
+3.4pp
Blended family
+8
+1.5pp
Other couple family
+5
+1.3pp
Data table
Family blending for Clarence Town. Family blending. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dungog (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Dungog (A)% | Count | % | Dungog (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Intact Family | 252 | 80.0% | 81.9% | 223 | 88.8% | 87.6% | +29 | -8.8pp |
| Step family | 36 | 11.4% | 11.8% | 20 | 8.0% | 5.7% | +16 | +3.4pp |
| Blended family | 20 | 6.3% | 4.8% | 12 | 4.8% | 5.9% | +8 | +1.5pp |
| Other couple family | 8 | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 1.3% | +5 | +1.3pp |
| Total couples with children | 315 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 251 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +64 | 0.0pp |