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 Erskine (WA), accounting for 68.4% (260 families). This share was lower than Mandurah (C) (71.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in step families, which increased by 43 families and 10.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Family blending
Erskine (WA) - Total couples with children (Enumerated)
This table summarises family blending for Erskine (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.
Family blending snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Erskine (WA), with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
Intact Family
Step family
Blended family
Other couple family
Chart view
Family blending change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Intact Family
-28
-15.8pp
Step family
+43
+10.2pp
Blended family
+14
+3.3pp
Other couple family
+3
+0.6pp
Data table
Family Blending for Erskine (WA). Family blending. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Intact Family | 260 | 68.4% | 71.5% | 288 | 84.2% | 84.1% | -28 | -15.8pp |
| Step family | 82 | 21.6% | 22.1% | 39 | 11.4% | 9.2% | +43 | +10.2pp |
| Blended family | 26 | 6.8% | 5.6% | 12 | 3.5% | 6.0% | +14 | +3.3pp |
| Other couple family | 9 | 2.4% | 0.9% | 6 | 1.8% | 0.8% | +3 | +0.6pp |
| Total couples with children | 380 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 342 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +38 | 0.0pp |