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In Rockhampton Regional Council, 46.7% of people born overseas were in couples with children households.

Rockhampton Regional Council's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. For the overseas-born population, only those family members who were born overseas are counted. Other family members who were born in Australia or did not state their birthplace are not included in the table. However, if multiple household members were born overseas, the household will be counted more than once in this topic.

This topic reveals the area's residential role and function for the overseas-born and what type of households they are forming. This is likely to be strongly related to Age Structure, while recent migrants are young and likely to form families (and group households in the case of student areas), more established migrant communities may have older families and empty nesters in their mix of households.

To continue building the story of the overseas-born community in Rockhampton, please look at this topic in conjunction with Age Structure, Household Size and Number of Bedrooms.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Rockhampton Regional Council - born overseas20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Rockhampton - Total populationNumber%Rockhampton - Total population2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,74046.741.63,56848.542.8+172
Couples without children2,01925.220.31,76324.020.1+256
One parent families6478.116.55737.815.6+74
Other families760.91.2600.81.2+16
Group household4976.22.94666.33.0+31
Lone person89311.111.576110.410.7+132
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households1381.76.01612.26.6-23
Total persons counted in private dwellings8,010100.0100.07,352100.0100.0+658
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types for people born overseas in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council, shows that there was a higher proportion of people born overseas in couple families with children as well as a lower proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 46.7% of people born overseas were in couple families with children, and 8.1% were in one-parent families, compared with 41.6% and 16.5% respectively for the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council.

There were a similar proportion of people born overseas in lone person households and a higher proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people born overseas in lone person households was 11.1% compared to 11.5% in the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council while the proportion in couples without children was 25.2% compared to 20.3% in the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council.

Emerging groups

The number of people born overseas in households in Rockhampton Regional Council increased by 658 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types of people born overseas in Rockhampton Regional Council 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+256 persons)
  • Couples with children (+172 persons)
  • Lone person (+132 persons)
  • One parent families (+74 persons)

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