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City of Moreton BayCommunity profile

Rural Planning Area

Household type

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In Rural Planning Area, 40.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.0% in the City of Moreton Bay.

Rural Planning Area'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, Rural Planning Area'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
Rural Planning Area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%City of Moreton Bay %Number%City of Moreton Bay %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,88940.031.04,72241.832.7+166
Couples without children4,00232.727.33,50631.026.6+496
One parent families9297.612.97566.712.3+173
Other families780.61.0440.40.9+34
Group household2191.82.81871.72.9+31
Lone person1,56612.821.21,31811.719.6+248
Other not classifiable household4263.53.26345.64.0-209
Visitor only households1120.90.71321.20.8-21
Total households12,221100.0100.011,303100.0100.0+918
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 Rural Planning Area in 2021 compared to the City of Moreton Bay shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 40.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.6% were one-parent families, compared with 31.0% and 12.9% respectively for the City of Moreton Bay.

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 12.8% compared to 21.2% in the City of Moreton Bay while the proportion of couples without children was 32.7% compared to 27.3% in the City of Moreton Bay.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rural Planning Area increased by 918 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Rural Planning Area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+496 households)
  • Lone person (+248 households)
  • One parent families (+173 households)
  • Couples with children (+166 households)

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