Analysis of the family blending in FNQROC region in 2021 compared to Mareeba (S) shows that there was a higher proportion of step families as well as a higher proportion of blended families. Overall, 11.2% of total couple families with children were step families, and 4.5% were blended families, compared with 8.2% and 4.8% respectively for Mareeba (S).
There were a lower proportion of other families and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 0.9% compared to 1.5% in Mareeba (S) while the proportion of intact families was 83.5% compared to 85.4% in Mareeba (S).