Analysis of the household/family types in Etheridge (S) in 2021 compared to FNQROC region shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 7.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 1.8% were one-parent families, compared with 22.1% and 10.9% respectively for FNQROC region.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 14.2% compared to 24.4% in FNQROC region while the proportion of couples without children was 11.9% compared to 25.5% in FNQROC region.