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 Wyndham-East Kimberley (S), accounting for 80.5% (487 families). This share was higher than Regional WA (78.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in step families, which increased by 32 families and 5.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Family blending
Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) - Total couples with children (Enumerated)
This table summarises family blending for Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Family blending snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wyndham-East Kimberley (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Intact Family
2021 count
487
% of total
80.5%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
487
80.5%
-3.5pp
Step family
2021 count
91
% of total
15.0%
Change from 2016
+5.3pp
91
15.0%
+5.3pp
Blended family
2021 count
20
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
20
3.3%
-0.8pp
Other couple family
2021 count
10
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
10
1.7%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Family blending change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Intact Family
-24
-3.5pp
Step family
+32
+5.3pp
Blended family
-5
-0.8pp
Other couple family
-3
-0.4pp
Data table
Family blending for Wyndham-East Kimberley (S). Family blending. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| Intact Family | 487 | 80.5% | 78.5% | 511 | 84.0% | 86.5% | -24 | -3.5pp |
| Step family | 91 | 15.0% | 15.4% | 59 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +32 | +5.3pp |
| Blended family | 20 | 3.3% | 5.0% | 25 | 4.1% | 5.3% | -5 | -0.8pp |
| Other couple family | 10 | 1.7% | 1.0% | 13 | 2.1% | 1.1% | -3 | -0.4pp |
| Total couples with children | 605 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 608 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -3 | 0.0pp |