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Burleigh Waters

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In Burleigh Waters, 32.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.8% in Jacobs Well - Alberton.

Burleigh Waters'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, Burleigh Waters'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
Burleigh Waters - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Jacobs Well - Alberton %Number%Jacobs Well - Alberton %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,78332.333.81,67330.630.3+110
Couples without children1,45126.332.91,50227.432.8-51
One parent families64211.68.767312.38.9-31
Other families581.10.6551.00.4+3
Group household2354.32.62224.13.3+13
Lone person1,17621.316.11,15521.117.3+21
Other not classifiable household1522.83.51623.04.4-10
Visitor only households250.51.8310.62.5-6
Total households5,522100.0100.05,473100.0100.0+49
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Burleigh Waters in 2021 compared to Jacobs Well - Alberton shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.6% were one-parent families, compared with 33.8% and 8.7% respectively for Jacobs Well - Alberton.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 21.3% compared to 16.1% in Jacobs Well - Alberton while the proportion of couples without children was 26.3% compared to 32.9% in Jacobs Well - Alberton.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Burleigh Waters increased by 49 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Burleigh Waters between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+110 households)
  • Couples without children (-51 households)

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