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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 12.1% in Scarness.

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.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

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)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Scarness %Number%Scarness %2001 to 2021
Couples with children8,89918.712.17,34024.314.5+1,559
Couples without children15,69533.026.09,29530.728.0+6,400
One parent families5,23911.012.23,12810.39.8+2,110
Other families4100.91.02190.71.0+191
Group household1,5583.34.37552.54.4+802
Lone person12,11725.533.56,77322.427.2+5,344
Other not classifiable household1,8263.84.55071.70.8+1,318
Visitor only households1,8003.86.32,2127.314.3-412
Total households47,544100.0100.030,232100.0100.0+17,311
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Scarness shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower 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 12.1% and 12.2% respectively for Scarness.

There were a lower 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 33.5% in Scarness while the proportion of couples without children was 33.0% compared to 26.0% in Scarness.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Fraser Coast Regional Council increased by 17,312 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Fraser Coast Regional Council between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+6,400 households)
  • Lone person (+5,344 households)
  • One parent families (+2,110 households)
  • Couples with children (+1,559 households)

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