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In White Rock, 21.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.8% in Cairns.

White Rock'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, White Rock'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
White Rock - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Cairns %Number%Cairns %2016 to 2021
Couples with children40521.924.841123.125.3-6
Couples without children43323.424.642723.923.6+6
One parent families28515.412.326014.612.0+25
Other families372.01.1191.11.0+18
Group household673.64.0814.54.3-14
Lone person45524.624.738921.823.4+66
Other not classifiable household1508.15.81699.57.2-19
Visitor only households150.82.7271.53.2-12
Total households1,847100.0100.01,783100.0100.0+64
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 White Rock in 2021 compared to Cairns shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 21.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.4% were one-parent families, compared with 24.8% and 12.3% respectively for Cairns.

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 24.6% compared to 24.7% in Cairns while the proportion of couples without children was 23.4% compared to 24.6% in Cairns.

Emerging groups

The number of households in White Rock increased by 64 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in White Rock between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+66 households)

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