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In Palm Beach, 22.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.3% in Logan City.

Palm Beach's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Palm Beach's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Palm Beach - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Logan City %Number%Logan City %2006 to 2021
Couples with children1,64122.833.31,17417.937.1+467
Couples without children1,80325.022.71,46322.323.4+340
One parent families6929.614.970310.714.5-11
Other families670.91.2781.21.0-11
Group household4676.53.13425.22.9+125
Lone person1,97727.419.01,81127.516.8+166
Other not classifiable household3014.25.33735.73.8-72
Visitor only households2573.60.56309.60.4-373
Total households7,205100.0100.06,574100.0100.0+631
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Palm Beach in 2021 compared to Logan City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 22.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.6% were one-parent families, compared with 33.3% and 14.9% respectively for Logan City.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.4% compared to 19.0% in Logan City while the proportion of couples without children was 25.0% compared to 22.7% in Logan City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Palm Beach increased by 631 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Palm Beach between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+467 households)
  • Couples without children (+340 households)
  • Lone person (+166 households)
  • Group household (+125 households)

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