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Fraser Coast Regional Council

Household type

In Fraser Coast Regional Council, 18.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 25.2% in Regional QLD.

Fraser Coast Regional Council'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, Fraser Coast Regional Council'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
Fraser Coast Regional Council - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional QLD %Number%Regional QLD %2016 to 2021
Couples with children8,89918.725.28,49119.626.1+408
Couples without children15,69533.027.313,64531.626.8+2,050
One parent families5,23911.010.84,62010.710.5+619
Other families4100.91.03390.80.9+71
Group household1,5583.33.61,4103.33.8+148
Lone person12,11725.523.410,48824.322.5+1,629
Other not classifiable household1,8263.84.82,3095.35.7-483
Visitor only households1,8003.83.81,9294.53.8-129
Total households47,544100.0100.043,231100.0100.0+4,313
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 Fraser Coast Regional Council in 2021 compared to Regional QLD shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 18.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.0% were one-parent families, compared with 25.2% and 10.8% respectively for Regional QLD.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 25.5% compared to 23.4% in Regional QLD while the proportion of couples without children was 33.0% compared to 27.3% in Regional QLD.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Fraser Coast Regional Council increased by 4,313 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Fraser Coast Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+2,050 households)
  • Lone person (+1,629 households)
  • One parent families (+619 households)
  • Couples with children (+408 households)

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