Analysis of the family blending in FNQROC region in 2021 compared to Far North Queensland shows that there was a similar proportion of step families as well as a similar proportion of blended families. Overall, 11.2% of total couple families with children were step families, and 4.5% were blended families, compared with 11.1% and 4.7% respectively for Far North Queensland.
There were a similar proportion of other families and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 0.9% compared to 1.0% in Far North Queensland while the proportion of intact families was 83.5% compared to 83.2% in Far North Queensland.