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Southern Moreton Bay Islands

Household type

In Southern Moreton Bay Islands, 8.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 9.5% in Redland City Islands.

Southern Moreton Bay Islands'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, Southern Moreton Bay Islands'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
Southern Moreton Bay Islands - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Redland City Islands %Number%Redland City Islands %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3398.49.52989.710.5+41
Couples without children1,22330.430.192230.029.4+301
One parent families3619.08.833210.810.5+29
Other families380.90.8280.90.9+10
Group household2165.44.71906.25.1+26
Lone person1,52738.035.21,09035.533.4+437
Other not classifiable household2335.85.71625.35.1+71
Visitor only households802.05.1491.65.3+31
Total households4,017100.0100.03,071100.0100.0+946
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 Southern Moreton Bay Islands in 2021 compared to Redland City Islands shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 8.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.0% were one-parent families, compared with 9.5% and 8.8% respectively for Redland City Islands.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 38.0% compared to 35.2% in Redland City Islands while the proportion of couples without children was 30.4% compared to 30.1% in Redland City Islands.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Southern Moreton Bay Islands increased by 946 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Southern Moreton Bay Islands between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+437 households)
  • Couples without children (+301 households)

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