Analysis of the family blending in Tablelands (R) 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, 9.2% of total couple families with children were step families, and 4.9% were blended families, compared with 11.2% and 4.5% respectively for FNQROC region.
There were a higher proportion of other families and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of other families was 1.6% compared to 0.9% in FNQROC region while the proportion of intact families was 84.3% compared to 83.5% in FNQROC region.