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In Kawana, 23.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.4% in Frenchville.

Kawana'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, Kawana'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
Kawana - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Frenchville %Number%Frenchville %2006 to 2021
Couples with children39923.528.442626.333.9-28
Couples without children37722.228.237723.227.70
One parent families26915.912.227216.811.3-4
Other families191.10.9231.41.3-4
Group household593.52.3925.73.2-33
Lone person47027.724.335922.119.2+110
Other not classifiable household885.23.1644.02.4+23
Visitor only households160.90.690.61.0+7
Total households1,697100.0100.01,624100.0100.0+72
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Kawana 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, 23.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.9% 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 27.7% compared to 24.3% in Frenchville while the proportion of couples without children was 22.2% compared to 28.2% in Frenchville.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Kawana increased by 73 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Kawana between 2006 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+110 households)

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