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West Brisbane Water District

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In the West Brisbane Water District, 35.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.1% in Mountains.

The West Brisbane Water 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, the West Brisbane Water District's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
West Brisbane Water District - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Mountains %Number%Mountains %1991 to 2021
Couples with children1,89435.827.11,42640.242.1+467
Couples without children1,36825.926.51,11331.423.8+254
One parent families59411.28.72266.46.5+367
Other families380.70.7270.81.2+11
Group household1322.53.0822.33.9+50
Lone person1,11121.024.159116.717.4+519
Other not classifiable household1202.38.4471.33.1+73
Visitor only households270.51.6330.91.9-6
Total households5,284100.0100.03,547100.0100.0+1,736
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 the West Brisbane Water District in 2021 compared to Mountains shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 35.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.2% were one-parent families, compared with 27.1% and 8.7% respectively for Mountains.

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 21.0% compared to 24.1% in Mountains while the proportion of couples without children was 25.9% compared to 26.5% in Mountains.

Emerging groups

The number of households in West Brisbane Water District increased by 1,737 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the West Brisbane Water District between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+519 households)
  • Couples with children (+467 households)
  • One parent families (+367 households)
  • Couples without children (+254 households)

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