Q.7 In general, what would you think is the ideal number of children for a family?

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9 DK
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 total% n
total 0.7% 2.7% 49.3% 29.0% 13.4% 2.0% 0.7% 0.3% 0.1% 1.7% 100.0% 700
                           
gender Male 0.3% 2.7% 48.7% 28.8% 13.6% 3.6% 0.6% - 0.3% 1.5% 100.0% 337
Female 1.1% 2.8% 49.9% 29.2% 13.2% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% - 1.9% 100.0% 363
                           
age 18-19yrs - - 41.4% 31.0% 20.7% 6.9% - - - - 100.0% 29
20-24yrs - 4.5% 54.5% 30.3% 7.6% 3.0% - - - - 100.0% 66
25-29yrs - 4.9% 44.3% 23.0% 23.0% - - 1.6% - 3.3% 100.0% 61
30-34yrs - 3.4% 44.1% 39.0% 11.9% 1.7% - - - - 100.0% 59
35-39yrs - 1.3% 60.0% 21.3% 10.7% 1.3% 1.3% - - 4.0% 100.0% 75
40-44yrs 1.2% 1.2% 53.1% 30.9% 8.6% 1.2% - - 1.2% 2.5% 100.0% 81
45-49yrs 2.9% 2.9% 51.5% 23.5% 13.2% 1.5% - - - 4.4% 100.0% 68
50-54yrs - 1.9% 53.7% 24.1% 13.0% 3.7% 1.9% 1.9% - - 100.0% 54
55-59yrs 1.6% 6.5% 45.2% 29.0% 14.5% 1.6% 1.6% - - - 100.0% 62
60-64yrs - - 54.8% 27.4% 13.7% 4.1% - - - - 100.0% 73
65-70yrs 1.4% 2.8% 33.3% 40.3% 16.7% - 2.8% - - 2.8% 100.0% 72
                           
suburb NSW - 1.7% 44.7% 32.0% 16.0% 2.7% 0.7% 0.3% - 2.0% 100.0% 300
QLD 2.4% 4.1% 47.1% 31.2% 10.6% 1.2% 1.2% 0.6% - 1.8% 100.0% 170
VIC 0.4% 3.0% 57.0% 23.5% 12.2% 1.7% 0.4% - 0.4% 1.3% 100.0% 230

* No one answered "9 children" & more.