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Ormeau (East) - Stapylton

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In Ormeau (East) - Stapylton, 41.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.0% in Gold Coast City.

Ormeau (East) - Stapylton'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, Ormeau (East) - Stapylton'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
Ormeau (East) - Stapylton - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Gold Coast City %Number%Gold Coast City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,47741.728.01,29843.828.0+179
Couples without children78622.226.469223.425.5+94
One parent families48913.811.534611.711.2+143
Other families310.91.0160.51.0+15
Group household962.74.9762.65.2+20
Lone person50014.122.235912.121.3+141
Other not classifiable household1474.14.51715.86.0-24
Visitor only households180.51.530.11.9+15
Total households3,544100.0100.02,961100.0100.0+583
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 Ormeau (East) - Stapylton in 2021 compared to Gold Coast City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 41.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.8% were one-parent families, compared with 28.0% and 11.5% respectively for Gold Coast City.

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 14.1% compared to 22.2% in Gold Coast City while the proportion of couples without children was 22.2% compared to 26.4% in Gold Coast City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton increased by 583 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+179 households)
  • One parent families (+143 households)
  • Lone person (+141 households)
  • Couples without children (+94 households)

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