Types of families in Australia source data

Family type

Family type 1976-2011. Data shown in table below.

Data table - Family type 1976-2011
Family type	1976	1986	1996	2006	2011
Sources: Hugo, G. (2001). A century of population change in Australia (ABS - Yearbook 2001 Australia (Catalogue. no. 1301.0)); ABS 2006 and 2011 Censuses
One parent family with dependent children	6.5	7.8	9.9	10.7	10.6
Couple only	28.0	30.3	34.1	37.2	37.8
Couple with dependent children	48.4	44.8	40.6	37.0	36.7
Couple with non-dependent children	11.1	10.9	9.0	8.3	7.9
Other families	5.9	6.2	6.4	6.8	7.0
Other families	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Families with children 0-17 years

Families with children aged 0-17 years 2012-13. Data shown in table below.

Data table - Families with children 0-17 years, 2012-13
Family type	No. families ('000)	%
Source: ABS(2011) Family Characteristics Australia June 2012-13 (Catalogue no. 4442.0).
Intact families	2042	73.5
Step families	91	3.3
Blended families	90	3.2
Sole mother families	451	16.2
Sole father families	85	3.1
Other families	20	0.7
Total	2779	100.0

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