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Mount Morgan District

Household type

In the Mount Morgan District, 13.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 25.6% in Rockhampton.

The Mount Morgan District'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, the Mount Morgan District'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
Mount Morgan District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Rockhampton %Number%Rockhampton %2016 to 2021
Couples with children17413.025.616112.026.8+13
Couples without children30122.523.931723.624.0-16
One parent families14711.013.119014.112.7-43
Other families221.61.3211.61.2+1
Group household544.03.2544.03.30
Lone person47135.126.046634.724.3+5
Other not classifiable household14410.74.91078.05.4+37
Visitor only households272.02.0282.12.3-1
Total households1,340100.0100.01,344100.0100.0-4
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 the Mount Morgan District in 2021 compared to Rockhampton shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 13.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.0% were one-parent families, compared with 25.6% and 13.1% respectively for Rockhampton.

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 35.1% compared to 26.0% in Rockhampton while the proportion of couples without children was 22.5% compared to 23.9% in Rockhampton.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mount Morgan District decreased by 4 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in the Mount Morgan District between 2016 and 2021.

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