Darling Downs area
Household type
In Darling Downs area, 45.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.7% in Australia.
Darling Downs area'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, Darling Downs area'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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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darling Downs area - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Australia % | Number | % | Australia % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 466 | 45.2 | 29.7 | 424 | 49.1 | 30.3 | +42 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 317 | 30.8 | 25.4 | 272 | 31.5 | 24.8 | +45 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 79 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 64 | 7.4 | 10.4 | +15 | 19502 |
| Other families | 11 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | +7 | 19503 |
| Group household | 11 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | +8 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 125 | 12.1 | 24.2 | 74 | 8.6 | 22.8 | +51 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 17 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 16 | 1.9 | 4.8 | +1 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | -2 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,030 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 863 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +167 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Darling Downs area in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 45.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.7% were one-parent families, compared with 29.7% and 10.5% respectively for Australia.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 12.1% compared to 24.2% in Australia while the proportion of couples without children was 30.8% compared to 25.4% in Australia.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Darling Downs area increased by 167 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in family/household types in Darling Downs area between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Lone person (+51 households)