Analysis of the family blending in Douglas (S) 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, 9.3% of total couple families with children were step families, and 5.6% 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 0.3% compared to 1.5% in Mareeba (S) while the proportion of intact families was 84.8% compared to 85.4% in Mareeba (S).