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Mooloolah Valley - Diamond Valley - Balmoral Ridge - Bald Knob

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In Mooloolah Valley - Diamond Valley - Balmoral Ridge - Bald Knob, 32.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 20.9% in Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba.

Mooloolah Valley - Diamond Valley - Balmoral Ridge - Bald Knob'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, Mooloolah Valley - Diamond Valley - Balmoral Ridge - Bald Knob'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)?'

Household type
Mooloolah Valley - Diamond Valley - Balmoral Ridge - Bald Knob - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba %Number%Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba %2006 to 2021
Couples with children55832.420.947238.125.8+85
Couples without children55432.234.935929.029.1+194
One parent families1579.19.714111.410.8+15
Other families90.50.840.40.8+4
Group household422.43.8231.94.2+19
Lone person26215.221.917414.017.3+88
Other not classifiable household1126.53.6453.75.5+67
Visitor only households291.74.4171.46.6+11
Total households1,723100.0100.01,239100.0100.0+483
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 in Mooloolah Valley - Diamond Valley - Balmoral Ridge - Bald Knob in 2021 compared to Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.1% were one-parent families, compared with 20.9% and 9.7% respectively for Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 15.2% compared to 21.9% in Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba while the proportion of couples without children was 32.2% compared to 34.9% in Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mooloolah Valley - Diamond Valley - Balmoral Ridge - Bald Knob increased by 484 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mooloolah Valley - Diamond Valley - Balmoral Ridge - Bald Knob between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+194 households)
  • Lone person (+88 households)
  • Couples with children (+85 households)

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