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Lockyer Valley Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Household type

In Lockyer Valley Regional Council, 28.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 20.1% in Gatton (North).

Lockyer Valley Regional Council'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, Lockyer Valley Regional Council'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
Lockyer Valley Regional Council - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Gatton (North) %Number%Gatton (North) %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,28928.720.13,89027.918.7+399
Couples without children4,27528.623.74,03828.925.0+237
One parent families1,75311.712.61,50810.810.9+245
Other families1611.11.61441.01.3+17
Group household6604.49.46184.49.9+42
Lone person3,00620.127.22,68219.226.3+324
Other not classifiable household6594.43.88996.45.9-240
Visitor only households1421.01.61881.31.9-46
Total households14,945100.0100.013,967100.0100.0+978
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 Lockyer Valley Regional Council in 2021 compared to Gatton (North) shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.7% were one-parent families, compared with 20.1% and 12.6% respectively for Gatton (North).

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 20.1% compared to 27.2% in Gatton (North) while the proportion of couples without children was 28.6% compared to 23.7% in Gatton (North).

Emerging groups

The number of households in Lockyer Valley Regional Council increased by 978 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Lockyer Valley Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+399 households)
  • Lone person (+324 households)
  • One parent families (+245 households)
  • Couples without children (+237 households)

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