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Surfers Paradise - South

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In Surfers Paradise - South, 10.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 18.9% in Runaway Bay.

Surfers Paradise - South'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 - South'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 - South - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Runaway Bay %Number%Runaway Bay %2006 to 2021
Couples with children74310.618.94777.219.9+266
Couples without children1,74224.835.61,14617.235.8+596
One parent families4266.18.82714.17.9+155
Other families841.21.0811.20.7+3
Group household6238.93.44757.13.6+148
Lone person2,30632.827.41,36220.524.7+944
Other not classifiable household83511.93.71,33120.04.8-496
Visitor only households2623.71.11,50622.72.4-1,244
Total households7,021100.0100.06,649100.0100.0+372
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 Surfers Paradise - South 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, 10.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 6.1% 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 32.8% compared to 27.4% in Runaway Bay while the proportion of couples without children was 24.8% compared to 35.6% in Runaway Bay.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Surfers Paradise - South increased by 372 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Surfers Paradise - South between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+944 households)
  • Couples without children (+596 households)
  • Couples with children (+266 households)
  • One parent families (+155 households)

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