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Cooee Bay & Taranganba

Household type

In Cooee Bay & Taranganba, 21.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.1% in Livingstone Shire Council area.

Cooee Bay & Taranganba'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, Cooee Bay & Taranganba'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
Cooee Bay & Taranganba - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Livingstone Shire Council area %Number%Livingstone Shire Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children29521.526.129722.427.1-2
Couples without children37927.730.337128.029.1+8
One parent families16612.19.018113.78.8-15
Other families90.70.7171.30.7-8
Group household503.72.1332.52.3+17
Lone person35826.220.130122.721.2+57
Other not classifiable household332.44.6493.75.3-16
Visitor only households795.87.0755.75.4+4
Total households1,369100.0100.01,324100.0100.0+45
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 Cooee Bay & Taranganba in 2021 compared to Livingstone Shire Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 21.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.1% were one-parent families, compared with 26.1% and 9.0% respectively for Livingstone Shire Council area.

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 26.2% compared to 20.1% in Livingstone Shire Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 27.7% compared to 30.3% in Livingstone Shire Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Cooee Bay & Taranganba increased by 45 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Cooee Bay & Taranganba between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+57 households)

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