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Wandal and West Rockhampton

Household type

In Wandal and West Rockhampton, 22.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.4% in Frenchville.

Wandal and West Rockhampton'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, Wandal and West Rockhampton'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
Wandal and West Rockhampton - Total households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households by typeNumber%Frenchville %Number%Frenchville %1996 to 2021
Couples with children54822.128.466627.640.6-119
Couples without children57723.328.266427.524.0-87
One parent families35414.312.229712.39.9+56
Other families441.80.9341.41.7+9
Group household903.62.31004.14.9-10
Lone person76230.724.362926.017.8+133
Other not classifiable household803.23.1170.70.3+63
Visitor only households251.00.660.31.0+18
Total households2,480100.0100.02,416100.0100.0+64
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 Wandal and West Rockhampton in 2021 compared to Frenchville shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.3% were one-parent families, compared with 28.4% and 12.2% respectively for Frenchville.

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 30.7% compared to 24.3% in Frenchville while the proportion of couples without children was 23.3% compared to 28.2% in Frenchville.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wandal and West Rockhampton increased by 64 between 1996 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Wandal and West Rockhampton between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+133 households)
  • Couples with children (-119 households)
  • Couples without children (-87 households)
  • One parent families (+56 households)

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