There are 14,448 couples with young children in FNQROC region in 2021, comprising 12.5% of households.
Households with Children require different services and facilities than other household types, and their needs change as both adults and children age. When many families in an area are at the same stage in their individual lifecycles, it creates a suburb lifecycle. Knowing where a suburb is in a cycle of change helps planners make evidence-based decisions about the demand for services both now and in the future.
For Households with Children in FNQROC region, life stage is based on the age of children in the household. The age of the parent(s) is not taken into account.
To continue building the story, FNQROC region's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
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| FNQROC region - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households with children | Number | % | Mareeba (S) % | Number | % | Mareeba (S) % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 25,506 | 22.1 | 21.0 | 25,187 | 23.2 | 22.8 | +319 |
| Couples with young children | 14,448 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 14,535 | 13.4 | 12.0 | -87 |
| Couples with mixed-age children | 4,033 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3,919 | 3.6 | 3.9 | +114 |
| Couples with older children | 7,025 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6,733 | 6.2 | 6.8 | +292 |
| Single parents with children | 12,574 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 11,694 | 10.8 | 9.8 | +880 |
| Single parents with young children | 5,430 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5,344 | 4.9 | 4.4 | +86 |
| Single parents with mixed-age children | 1,795 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1,504 | 1.4 | 1.1 | +291 |
| Single parents with older children | 5,349 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4,846 | 4.5 | 4.3 | +503 |
| Total households with children | 38,080 | 33.0 | 30.7 | 36,881 | 34.0 | 32.6 | +1,199 |
| Total households | 115,285 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 108,455 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,830 |
Analysis of the families with children in FNQROC region in 2021 compared to Mareeba (S) 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 10.9% and 6.6% respectively for Mareeba (S).
There were a larger proportion of single parent households with young children and a similar proportion of single parent households with older children. Overall, the proportion of single parent households with young children was 4.7% compared to 3.9% in Mareeba (S) while the proportion of single parent households with older children was 4.6% compared to 4.5% in Mareeba (S).
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households with children increased by 1,199 households or 3.3%.
The largest changes in households with children in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:
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