Analysis of the families with children in FNQROC region in 2021 compared to Cassowary Coast (R) shows that there was a larger proportion of couples with young children, and a similar proportion of couples with older children.
Overall, 12.5% of total households with children were couple with young children, and 6.1% were couples with older children, compared with 10.8% and 5.7% respectively for Cassowary Coast (R).
There were a larger proportion of single parent households with young children and a larger proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 4.7% compared to 3.6% in Cassowary Coast (R) while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 4.6% compared to 4.1% in Cassowary Coast (R).