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Jacobs Well - Alberton

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In Jacobs Well - Alberton, 33.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.0% in Brisbane City.

Jacobs Well - Alberton'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, Jacobs Well - Alberton'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
Jacobs Well - Alberton - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Brisbane City %Number%Brisbane City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children58533.830.041830.330.4+167
Couples without children57032.924.945332.824.3+117
One parent families1508.79.41238.99.1+27
Other families110.61.560.41.6+5
Group household452.66.0463.36.8-1
Lone person27816.124.723817.322.4+40
Other not classifiable household603.52.8604.44.30
Visitor only households311.80.7352.50.9-4
Total households1,730100.0100.01,379100.0100.0+351
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 Jacobs Well - Alberton in 2021 compared to Brisbane City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.7% were one-parent families, compared with 30.0% and 9.4% respectively for Brisbane City.

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 16.1% compared to 24.7% in Brisbane City while the proportion of couples without children was 32.9% compared to 24.9% in Brisbane City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Jacobs Well - Alberton increased by 351 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Jacobs Well - Alberton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+167 households)
  • Couples without children (+117 households)

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