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Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach

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In Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach, 10.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 10.6% in Surfers Paradise - South.

Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach'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, Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach'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
Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Surfers Paradise - South %Number%Surfers Paradise - South %1991 to 2021
Couples with children78210.910.644110.07.5+341
Couples without children2,02428.224.884219.217.3+1,182
One parent families5017.06.12545.83.9+247
Other families701.01.2872.01.3-18
Group household6238.78.956912.98.1+54
Lone person2,21330.932.81,07724.519.5+1,136
Other not classifiable household6388.911.91794.16.6+459
Visitor only households3204.53.794621.535.8-626
Total households7,171100.0100.04,398100.0100.0+2,773
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach in 2021 compared to Surfers Paradise - South shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 10.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.0% were one-parent families, compared with 10.6% and 6.1% respectively for Surfers Paradise - South.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 30.9% compared to 32.8% in Surfers Paradise - South while the proportion of couples without children was 28.2% compared to 24.8% in Surfers Paradise - South.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach increased by 2,773 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+1,182 households)
  • Lone person (+1,136 households)
  • Couples with children (+341 households)
  • One parent families (+247 households)

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