Analysis of the family blending in Douglas (S) in 2021 compared to FNQROC region 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 11.2% and 4.5% respectively for FNQROC region.
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 0.9% in FNQROC region while the proportion of intact families was 84.8% compared to 83.5% in FNQROC region.