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Allambie Heights

Households with children

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There are 580 couples with young children in Allambie Heights in 2021, comprising 26.0% of households.

Households with Children require different services and facilities than other household types, and their needs change as both adults and children age. When many families in an area are at the same stage in their individual lifecycles, it creates a suburb lifecycle. Knowing where a suburb is in a cycle of change helps planners make evidence-based decisions about the demand for services both now and in the future.

For Households with Children in Allambie Heights, life stage is based on the age of children in the household. The age of the parent(s) is not taken into account.

  • Young children: Children aged under 15 only
  • Mixed age children: One or more children under 15 and one or more children over 15 (must have 2 or more children)
  • Older children: Children aged 15 and over only

To continue building the story, Allambie Heights's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Households with children by life stage
Allambie Heights - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households with childrenNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2001 to 2021
Couples with children1,09048.930.889842.633.6+192
Couples with young children58026.016.646622.117.8+114
Couples with mixed-age children1546.94.31195.75.4+35
Couples with older children35616.09.931214.810.4+43
Single parents with children1838.210.61899.010.6-7
Single parents with young children572.63.8401.94.6+16
Single parents with mixed-age children140.61.2251.21.3-12
Single parents with older children1125.05.61235.84.7-11
Total households with children1,27357.141.51,08751.644.2+185
Total households2,228100.0100.02,109100.0100.0+118
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the families with children in Allambie Heights in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, as well as a larger proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 26.0% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 16.0% were couples with older children, compared with 16.6% and 9.9% respectively for New South Wales.

There were a smaller proportion of single parent households with young children and a smaller proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 2.6% compared to 3.8% in New South Wales while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 5.0% compared to 5.6% in New South Wales.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 186 households or 17.1%.

The largest change in households with children in this area between 2001 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with young children (+114 households)

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