ONE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS

In 2007-08, there were about 500,000 one parent households with dependent children in Australia. One parent households with dependent children were more likely to be renting (60%) than owning their home (38%). In comparison, in 2007-08 households of couples with dependent children had a higher home ownership rate (77%) than the national average.

Those one parent households that were renting were more likely to be renting through a state or territory housing authority (26%) than were the rest of the renting population (14%).

In 2007-08, 8% of one parent households with dependent children were living in dwellings that required at least one extra bedroom to adequately accommodate the residents of the household, compared with 3% for all Australians.