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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, Avalon Beach - Clareville had 10.0% of couple families with children in step families and 2.1% in blended families.
Information on blended and intact families can be an indicator of the level of family breakup and repartnering within the area, and a potential indicator of socio-economic disadvantage. Family blending only applies to couple families with children. For information more broadly about household and family types, including single-parent families, please see Household Type, Households with Children, and Households without Children.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
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| Avalon Beach - Clareville - Total couples with children (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Family blending by type | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council area % | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council area % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Intact Family | 1,316 | 87.9 | 90.7 | 1,362 | 91.7 | 92.5 | -46 |
| Step family | 150 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 88 | 5.9 | 5.1 | +62 |
| Blended family | 31 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 33 | 2.2 | 2.2 | -2 |
| Other couple family | 0 | -- | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -3 |
| Total couples with children | 1,497 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,486 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +11 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the family blending in Avalon Beach - Clareville in 2021 compared to Northern Beaches Council area shows that there was a higher proportion of step families as well as a higher proportion of blended families. Overall, 10.0% of total couple families with children were step families, and 2.1% were blended families, compared with 7.1% and 1.9% respectively for Northern Beaches Council area.
There were a similar proportion of other families and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 0.0% compared to 0.2% in Northern Beaches Council area while the proportion of intact families was 87.9% compared to 90.7% in Northern Beaches Council area.
Emerging groups
The number of couple families with children in Avalon Beach - Clareville increased by 11 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in family blending in Avalon Beach - Clareville between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Step family (+62 couples with children)
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