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In Ocean Reef, 44.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.7% in Australia.

Ocean Reef'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, Ocean Reef'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
Ocean Reef - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,22044.229.71,23346.530.3-13
Couples without children85731.125.474928.324.8+108
One parent families2268.210.52138.010.4+13
Other families90.31.1180.71.2-9
Group household481.73.7441.74.0+4
Lone person33512.124.231111.722.8+24
Other not classifiable household461.73.8682.64.8-22
Visitor only households180.71.6150.61.7+3
Total households2,759100.0100.02,651100.0100.0+108
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 Ocean Reef in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 44.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.2% were one-parent families, compared with 29.7% and 10.5% respectively for Australia.

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 12.1% compared to 24.2% in Australia while the proportion of couples without children was 31.1% compared to 25.4% in Australia.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ocean Reef increased by 108 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Ocean Reef between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+108 households)

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