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Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District

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In the Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District, 36.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.7% in Fraser Coast Regional Council.

The Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District'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, the Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

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Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Fraser Coast Regional Council %Number%Fraser Coast Regional Council %2001 to 2021
Couples with children27036.818.720042.624.3+69
Couples without children22530.733.015032.030.7+75
One parent families8111.111.05311.410.3+27
Other families30.40.910.20.7+2
Group household243.33.3102.12.5+14
Lone person9513.025.5418.822.4+53
Other not classifiable household253.43.871.51.7+18
Visitor only households101.43.861.37.3+4
Total households733100.0100.0470100.0100.0+263
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in the Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District in 2021 compared to Fraser Coast Regional Council shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 36.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.1% were one-parent families, compared with 18.7% and 11.0% respectively for Fraser Coast Regional Council.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 13.0% compared to 25.5% in Fraser Coast Regional Council while the proportion of couples without children was 30.7% compared to 33.0% in Fraser Coast Regional Council.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District increased by 263 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+75 households)
  • Couples with children (+69 households)
  • Lone person (+53 households)

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