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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 33.7% in Rural West.

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)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Rural West %Number%Rural West %1996 to 2021
Couples with children4,28928.733.73,64439.947.0+645
Couples without children4,27528.632.62,47227.027.7+1,803
One parent families1,75311.77.17908.65.7+963
Other families1611.10.51011.10.9+60
Group household6604.41.73804.22.1+280
Lone person3,00620.119.61,53016.714.4+1,476
Other not classifiable household6594.43.3931.01.8+566
Visitor only households1421.01.51301.40.3+12
Total households14,945100.0100.09,140100.0100.0+5,805
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Rural West shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher 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 33.7% and 7.1% respectively for Rural West.

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 20.1% compared to 19.6% in Rural West while the proportion of couples without children was 28.6% compared to 32.6% in Rural West.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Lockyer Valley Regional Council increased by 5,805 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Lockyer Valley Regional Council between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+1,803 households)
  • Lone person (+1,476 households)
  • One parent families (+963 households)
  • Couples with children (+645 households)

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