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Biggera Waters

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In Biggera Waters, 16.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.0% in Gold Coast City.

Biggera Waters'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, Biggera Waters'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)?'

Household type
Biggera Waters - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Gold Coast City %Number%Gold Coast City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children74016.128.063116.328.0+109
Couples without children1,20726.226.496925.125.5+238
One parent families53911.711.543211.211.2+107
Other families681.51.0521.31.0+16
Group household2806.14.92737.15.2+7
Lone person1,45331.622.21,09328.321.3+360
Other not classifiable household2555.54.52797.26.0-24
Visitor only households571.21.51323.41.9-75
Total households4,599100.0100.03,861100.0100.0+738
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 Biggera Waters in 2021 compared to Gold Coast City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.7% 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 similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 31.6% compared to 22.2% in Gold Coast City while the proportion of couples without children was 26.2% compared to 26.4% in Gold Coast City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Biggera Waters increased by 738 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Biggera Waters between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+360 households)
  • Couples without children (+238 households)
  • Couples with children (+109 households)
  • One parent families (+107 households)

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