Households
Households With Children
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 Melbourne (part), accounting for 8% (2,418 households). This share was lower than Melbourne (C) (12.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in households with children, which increased by 535 households and 0.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Households with children by life stage
Melbourne (part) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households with children for Melbourne (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Melbourne (C) and change since 2016.
This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Households with children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Melbourne (part), with comparison markers for Melbourne (C).
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
+282
0.0pp
Couples with young children
+221
0.0pp
Couples with mixed-age children
-5
0.0pp
Couples with older children
+52
-0.1pp
Single parents with children
+252
+0.4pp
Single parents with young children
+114
+0.2pp
Single parents with mixed-age children
+12
0.0pp
Single parents with older children
+117
+0.1pp
Total households with children
+535
+0.3pp
Data table
Households With Children for Melbourne (part). Households with children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Melbourne (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Melbourne (C)% | Count | % | Melbourne (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Couples with children | 1,569 | 5.2% | 8.6% | 1,287 | 5.2% | 8.5% | +282 | 0.0pp |
| Couples with young children | 1,202 | 4.0% | 6.2% | 981 | 4.0% | 6.0% | +221 | 0.0pp |
| Couples with mixed-age children | 46 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 51 | 0.2% | 0.6% | -5 | 0.0pp |
| Couples with older children | 317 | 1.0% | 1.8% | 265 | 1.1% | 2.0% | +52 | -0.1pp |
| Single parents with children | 849 | 2.8% | 4.0% | 597 | 2.4% | 3.7% | +252 | +0.4pp |
| Single parents with young children | 288 | 0.9% | 1.5% | 174 | 0.7% | 1.3% | +114 | +0.2pp |
| Single parents with mixed-age children | 54 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 42 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +12 | 0.0pp |
| Single parents with older children | 514 | 1.7% | 2.2% | 397 | 1.6% | 2.2% | +117 | +0.1pp |
| Total households with children | 2,418 | 8.0% | 12.5% | 1,883 | 7.7% | 12.2% | +535 | +0.3pp |
| Total households | 30,332 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 24,565 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +5,767 | 0.0pp |