Analysis of the family blending in Douglas (S) in 2021 compared to Far North Queensland shows that there was a lower proportion of step families as well as a lower proportion of blended families. Overall, 9.3% of total couple families with children were step families, and 5.6% were blended families, compared with 11.1% and 4.7% respectively for Far North Queensland.
There were a lower proportion of other families and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 0.3% compared to 1.0% in Far North Queensland while the proportion of intact families was 84.8% compared to 83.2% in Far North Queensland.