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Clarence Valley CouncilCommunity profile

In Maclean, 15.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.6% in Clarence Valley Council area.

Maclean'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, Maclean'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
Maclean - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Clarence Valley Council area %Number%Clarence Valley Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples with children18315.319.617615.319.7+7
Couples without children36830.730.432828.529.4+40
One parent families15012.511.012110.510.8+29
Other families141.21.080.70.9+6
Group household282.33.0322.82.8-4
Lone person38932.426.538333.326.4+6
Other not classifiable household453.84.6655.75.4-20
Visitor only households231.93.8363.14.6-13
Total households1,200100.0100.01,149100.0100.0+51
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 Maclean in 2021 compared to Clarence Valley Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 15.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.5% were one-parent families, compared with 19.6% and 11.0% respectively for Clarence Valley Council area.

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 32.4% compared to 26.5% in Clarence Valley Council area while the proportion of couples without children was 30.7% compared to 30.4% in Clarence Valley Council area.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Maclean increased by 51 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Maclean between 2016 and 2021.

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