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Yorkeys Knob

Household type

In Yorkeys Knob, 12.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 31.3% in Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter.

Yorkeys 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, Yorkeys 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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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Yorkeys Knob - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter %Number%Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter %1991 to 2021
Couples with children17512.531.326828.043.5-94
Couples without children34224.427.822323.325.6+119
One parent families17812.712.4747.89.9+103
Other families110.81.050.61.5+5
Group household614.42.5768.02.4-15
Lone person51436.718.521522.513.1+298
Other not classifiable household835.95.9232.51.5+59
Visitor only households352.50.6717.42.5-36
Total households1,399100.0100.0959100.0100.0+440
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Yorkeys Knob in 2021 compared to Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 12.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.7% were one-parent families, compared with 31.3% and 12.4% respectively for Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter.

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 36.7% compared to 18.5% in Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter while the proportion of couples without children was 24.4% compared to 27.8% in Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Yorkeys Knob increased by 440 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Yorkeys Knob between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+298 households)
  • Couples without children (+119 households)
  • One parent families (+103 households)
  • Couples with children (-94 households)

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