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Surfers Paradise - South

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In Surfers Paradise - South, 10.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.0% in Gold Coast City.

Surfers Paradise - South'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, Surfers Paradise - South'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
Surfers Paradise - South - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Gold Coast City %Number%Gold Coast City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children74310.628.066910.828.0+74
Couples without children1,74224.826.41,45423.525.5+288
One parent families4266.111.53946.411.2+32
Other families841.21.0591.01.0+25
Group household6238.94.95719.25.2+52
Lone person2,30632.822.21,84129.821.3+465
Other not classifiable household83511.94.581613.26.0+19
Visitor only households2623.71.53716.01.9-109
Total households7,021100.0100.06,175100.0100.0+846
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 Surfers Paradise - South in 2021 compared to Gold Coast City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 10.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.1% were one-parent families, compared with 28.0% and 11.5% respectively for Gold Coast City.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 32.8% compared to 22.2% in Gold Coast City while the proportion of couples without children was 24.8% compared to 26.4% in Gold Coast City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Surfers Paradise - South increased by 846 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Surfers Paradise - South between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+465 households)
  • Couples without children (+288 households)
  • Couples with children (+74 households)
  • Group household (+52 households)

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