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RDA Darling Downs and South West RegionCommunity profile

Quilpie Shire

Household type

In Quilpie Shire, 20.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.8% in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region.

Quilpie Shire'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, Quilpie Shire'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
Quilpie Shire - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%RDA Darling Downs and South West Region %Number%RDA Darling Downs and South West Region %1991 to 2021
Couples with children8020.724.819641.940.3-116
Couples without children7920.427.67315.624.1+6
One parent families153.910.4255.38.6-10
Other families0--1.030.61.4-3
Group household61.62.8204.33.9-14
Lone person10226.425.99319.918.9+9
Other not classifiable household153.94.7112.41.0+4
Visitor only households9023.32.94710.01.9+43
Total households387100.0100.0468100.0100.0-81
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Quilpie Shire in 2021 compared to the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 20.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 3.9% were one-parent families, compared with 24.8% and 10.4% respectively for the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region.

There were a similar proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.4% compared to 25.9% in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region while the proportion of couples without children was 20.4% compared to 27.6% in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Quilpie Shire decreased by 81 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Quilpie Shire between 1991 and 2021 was:

  • Couples with children (-116 households)

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