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Surfers Paradise - North

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In Surfers Paradise - North, 8.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.9% in Runaway Bay.

Surfers Paradise - North'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, Surfers Paradise - North'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
Surfers Paradise - North - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Runaway Bay %Number%Runaway Bay %2001 to 2021
Couples with children5158.218.92715.121.1+244
Couples without children1,86929.735.695218.037.0+917
One parent families3735.98.82043.97.8+169
Other families661.01.0400.80.9+26
Group household4276.83.44718.93.4-44
Lone person2,25735.827.41,36825.824.9+889
Other not classifiable household5208.33.75149.71.8+6
Visitor only households2714.31.11,47627.93.1-1,205
Total households6,298100.0100.05,296100.0100.0+1,002
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Surfers Paradise - North in 2021 compared to Runaway Bay shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 8.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.9% were one-parent families, compared with 18.9% and 8.8% respectively for Runaway Bay.

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 35.8% compared to 27.4% in Runaway Bay while the proportion of couples without children was 29.7% compared to 35.6% in Runaway Bay.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Surfers Paradise - North increased by 1,002 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Surfers Paradise - North between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+917 households)
  • Lone person (+889 households)
  • Couples with children (+244 households)
  • One parent families (+169 households)

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