Households
Family Blending
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.
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 Yarloop, accounting for 67.3% (33 families). This share was lower than Harvey (S) (77.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in step families, which increased by 7 families and 14.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Family blending
Yarloop - Total couples with children (Enumerated)
This table summarises family blending for Yarloop in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Harvey (S) and change since 2016.
Chart view
Family blending snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Yarloop, with comparison markers for Harvey (S).
Intact Family
Step family
Blended family
Other couple family
Family blending change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Intact Family
-4
-14.9pp
Step family
+7
+14.3pp
Blended family
+1
+0.7pp
Other couple family
-3
-6.7pp
Data table
Family Blending for Yarloop. Family blending. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Harvey (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Harvey (S)% | Count | % | Harvey (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Intact Family | 33 | 67.3% | 77.3% | 37 | 82.2% | 86.2% | -4 | -14.9pp |
| Step family | 7 | 14.3% | 16.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.9% | +7 | +14.3pp |
| Blended family | 8 | 16.3% | 5.5% | 7 | 15.6% | 5.7% | +1 | +0.7pp |
| Other couple family | 0 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 3 | 6.7% | 0.9% | -3 | -6.7pp |
| Total couples with children | 49 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 45 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +4 | 0.0pp |