50    The Jewish population of NSW
Jewish families in NSW are more likely to have no children at home than other families (42% versus 38%) (Table 30). On the other hand, they are slightly more likely to have dependent children (48% versus 47%).
When dependent children are present, those who are All-Jewish are more likely than other Jewish families to have three or more children (24%). Overall, they have an average of 2.0 dependent children at home, compared with 1.8 when at least one person has No religion or Not stated (Table 31).
Table 30. Count of dependent children, by Jewish family type, NSW, 2016 (enumerated)* All-Jewish
Jewish + No religion or Not stated
Jewish + Other religion
Total Jewish families
All other families
No children
42%
40%
44%
42%
38%
No dependent children^
11%
11%
9%
10%
15%
At least one dependent child
47%
49%
47%
48%
47%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
N
7,986
2,210
2,730
12,926
1.9m
* A dependent child/ren comprises all children aged 0-14 years and all dependent students aged 15-24 years ^ this refers to families who have children present but who are not dependent
Table 31. Families with Dependent Children, by Jewish family type, NSW, 2016 (enumerated)* All-Jewish
Jewish + No religion or Not stated
Jewish + Other religion
Total Jewish families
All other families
One dependent child
31%
38%
36%
33%
39%
Two dependent children
44%
48%
45%
45%
41%
Three dependent children
20%
12%
16%
18%
15%
Four or more dependent children
4.3%
2.8%
2.4%
3.6%
4.7%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
N
3,782
1,080
1,291
6,153
0.9m
2.0
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
Average number of dependent children
* A dependent child/ren comprises all children aged 0-14 years and all dependent students aged 15-24 years
