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 Oak Park, accounting for 94.5% (792 families). This share was similar to Moreland (C) (94.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in intact families, which increased by 781 families, while its share fell by 62.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Family blending
Oak Park - Total couples with children (Enumerated)
This table summarises family blending for Oak Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moreland (C) and change since 2016.
Family blending snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Oak Park, with comparison markers for Moreland (C).
Intact Family
2021 count
792
% of total
94.5%
Change from 2016
-62.6pp
792
94.5%
-62.6pp
Step family
2021 count
31
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
31
3.7%
+3.7pp
Blended family
2021 count
15
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
15
1.8%
+1.8pp
Other couple family
2021 count
3
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
3
0.4%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Family blending change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Intact Family
+781
-62.6pp
Step family
+31
+3.7pp
Blended family
+15
+1.8pp
Other couple family
+3
+0.4pp
Data table
Family blending for Oak Park. Family blending. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moreland (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moreland (C)% | Count | % | Moreland (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Intact Family | 792 | 94.5% | 94.5% | 11 | 157.1% | 94.0% | +781 | -62.6pp |
| Step family | 31 | 3.7% | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.0% | +31 | +3.7pp |
| Blended family | 15 | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.8% | +15 | +1.8pp |
| Other couple family | 3 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% | +3 | +0.4pp |
| Total couples with children | 838 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +831 | 0.0pp |