2901.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Census Dictionary, 2016  
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FMCF Family Composition
June release

Icon - Families Family Composition classifies families into different types. When classifying families into different types, information about temporarily absent family members is used.

No provision has been made in Family Composition to classify family members outside the family nucleus. For example, in a family which contains a couple and their dependent children, plus a parent of one of the couple, the latter would be recorded as an 'other related individual'. Identification of such persons within a family is done by means of 'Relationship in household' (RLHP) data.

Applicable to:Families in family households

Categories:1COUPLE FAMILY WITH NO CHILDREN

12Couple family with no children
122 Couple family with no children
1222Couple family with no children

2COUPLE FAMILY WITH CHILDREN

21Couple family with children under 15
211Couple family with children under 15 and dependent students
2111 Couple family with children under 15, dependent students and non-dependent children
2112 Couple family with children under 15, dependent students and no non-dependent children

212Couple family with children under 15 and no dependent students
2121 Couple family with children under 15, no dependent students and with non-dependent children
2122 Couple family with children under 15, no dependent students and no non-dependent children

22Couple family with no children under 15
221Couple family with no children under 15 and with dependent students
2211Couple family with no children under 15, and with dependent students and non-dependent children
2212Couple family with no children under 15, and with dependent students and no non-dependent children

222Couple family with no children under 15 and no dependent students
2221Couple family with no children under 15, no dependent students and with non-dependent children

3ONE PARENT FAMILY

31One parent family with children under 15
311One parent family with children under 15 and dependent students
3111One parent family with children under 15, dependent students and non-dependent children
3112One parent family with children under 15, dependent students and no non-dependent children

312One parent family with children under 15 and no dependent students
3121One parent family with children under 15, no dependent students and with non-dependent children
3122One parent family with children under 15, no dependent students and no non-dependent children

32One parent family with no children under 15
321One parent family with no children under 15 and with dependent students
3211One parent family with no children under 15, with dependent students and non-dependent children
3212One parent family with no children under 15, with dependent students and no non-dependent children

322One parent family with no children under 15 and no dependent students
3221One parent family with no children under 15, no dependent students and with non-dependent children

9OTHER FAMILY

92Other family
922Other family
9222Other family

@@@@Not applicable

Number of categories:one digit level
two digit level
three digit level
four digit level
4
6
10
17

Not applicable (@@@@) category comprises:

  • Non-family/Non-classifiable households
  • Unoccupied private dwellings
  • Non-private dwellings
  • Migratory, off-shore and shipping SA1s





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