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Palm Cove - Ellis Beach

Households with children

There are 100 couples with young children in Palm Cove - Ellis Beach in 2021, comprising 7.9% of households.

Households with Children require different services and facilities than other household types, and their needs change as both adults and children age. When many families in an area are at the same stage in their individual lifecycles, it creates a suburb lifecycle. Knowing where a suburb is in a cycle of change helps planners make evidence-based decisions about the demand for services both now and in the future.

For Households with Children in Palm Cove - Ellis Beach, life stage is based on the age of children in the household. The age of the parent(s) is not taken into account.

  • Young children: Children aged under 15 only
  • Mixed age children: One or more children under 15 and one or more children over 15 (must have 2 or more children)
  • Older children: Children aged 15 and over only

To continue building the story, Palm Cove - Ellis Beach's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Households with children by life stage
Palm Cove - Ellis Beach - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households with childrenNumber%Babinda - Rural South %Number%Babinda - Rural South %2016 to 2021
Couples with children18614.622.217315.821.8+13
Couples with young children1007.910.3968.711.5+4
Couples with mixed-age children282.24.2171.53.4+11
Couples with older children584.67.7605.56.9-2
Single parents with children584.68.2605.57.3-2
Single parents with young children191.52.7252.32.7-6
Single parents with mixed-age children30.21.350.50.5-2
Single parents with older children362.84.2302.74.1+6
Total households with children24419.230.323321.229.1+11
Total households1,272100.0100.01,098100.0100.0+174
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the families with children in Palm Cove - Ellis Beach in 2021 compared to Babinda - Rural South shows that there was a smaller proportion of couples with young children, as well as a smaller proportion of couples with older children.

Overall, 7.9% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 4.6% were couples with older children, compared with 10.3% and 7.7% respectively for Babinda - Rural South.

There were a smaller proportion of single parent households with young children and a smaller proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 1.5% compared to 2.7% in Babinda - Rural South while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 2.8% compared to 4.2% in Babinda - Rural South.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 11 households or 4.7%.

There were no major differences between 2016 and 2021 in Palm Cove - Ellis Beach.

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