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Bayview Heights

Household type

In Bayview Heights, 29.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.3% in Kewarra Beach.

Bayview Heights's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Bayview Heights's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Bayview Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Kewarra Beach %Number%Kewarra Beach %2016 to 2021
Couples with children47229.828.351832.931.1-46
Couples without children50031.532.749331.330.9+7
One parent families18911.911.416510.511.2+24
Other families191.20.8211.30.5-2
Group household563.54.0362.33.4+20
Lone person29518.618.525616.316.0+39
Other not classifiable household473.03.4734.65.9-26
Visitor only households80.51.0110.71.0-3
Total households1,586100.0100.01,573100.0100.0+13
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Bayview Heights in 2021 compared to Kewarra Beach shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.9% were one-parent families, compared with 28.3% and 11.4% respectively for Kewarra Beach.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 18.6% compared to 18.5% in Kewarra Beach while the proportion of couples without children was 31.5% compared to 32.7% in Kewarra Beach.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bayview Heights increased by 13 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Bayview Heights between 2016 and 2021.

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