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 Erskine Park, accounting for 86.4% (851 families). This share was higher than Penrith (C) (85.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in intact families, which decreased by 108 families and 3.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Family blending
Erskine Park - Total couples with children (Enumerated)
This table summarises family blending for Erskine Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Penrith (C) and change since 2016.
Family blending snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Erskine Park, with comparison markers for Penrith (C).
Intact Family
2021 count
851
% of total
86.4%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
851
86.4%
-3.3pp
Step family
2021 count
76
% of total
7.7%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
76
7.7%
+1.6pp
Blended family
2021 count
43
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
43
4.4%
+0.8pp
Other couple family
2021 count
8
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
8
0.8%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Family blending change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Intact Family
-108
-3.3pp
Step family
+11
+1.6pp
Blended family
+4
+0.8pp
Other couple family
+5
+0.5pp
Data table
Family blending for Erskine Park. Family blending. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Penrith (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Penrith (C)% | Count | % | Penrith (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Intact Family | 851 | 86.4% | 85.3% | 959 | 89.7% | 87.2% | -108 | -3.3pp |
| Step family | 76 | 7.7% | 9.3% | 65 | 6.1% | 7.2% | +11 | +1.6pp |
| Blended family | 43 | 4.4% | 4.8% | 39 | 3.6% | 4.9% | +4 | +0.8pp |
| Other couple family | 8 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 0.6% | +5 | +0.5pp |
| Total couples with children | 985 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,069 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -84 | 0.0pp |