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Wurtulla - Buddina and District

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In Wurtulla - Buddina and District, 26.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.0% in Sunshine Coast.

Wurtulla - Buddina and 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, Wurtulla - Buddina and 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
Wurtulla - Buddina and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Sunshine Coast %Number%Sunshine Coast %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,91926.027.02,55327.027.0+366
Couples without children3,33829.730.22,89130.529.5+447
One parent families1,17110.410.51,00010.610.3+171
Other families910.80.8420.40.8+49
Group household5304.73.73824.03.8+148
Lone person2,60723.222.22,14722.721.9+460
Other not classifiable household4313.83.43693.94.2+62
Visitor only households1361.22.2820.92.5+54
Total households11,223100.0100.09,466100.0100.0+1,757
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 Wurtulla - Buddina and District in 2021 compared to Sunshine Coast shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.4% were one-parent families, compared with 27.0% and 10.5% respectively for Sunshine Coast.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.2% compared to 22.2% in Sunshine Coast while the proportion of couples without children was 29.7% compared to 30.2% in Sunshine Coast.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wurtulla - Buddina and District increased by 1,757 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Wurtulla - Buddina and District between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+460 households)
  • Couples without children (+447 households)
  • Couples with children (+366 households)
  • One parent families (+171 households)

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