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Willow Vale - Pimpama (West)

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In Willow Vale - Pimpama (West), 37.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 28.0% in Gold Coast City.

Willow Vale - Pimpama (West)'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, Willow Vale - Pimpama (West)'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Gold Coast City %Number%Gold Coast City %2001 to 2021
Couples with children88837.828.012240.025.1+766
Couples without children59825.526.48227.025.7+516
One parent families33614.311.5258.410.6+310
Other families220.91.00--1.0+22
Group household1134.84.951.85.5+108
Lone person26311.222.24514.821.8+218
Other not classifiable household1164.94.5175.93.1+98
Visitor only households120.51.562.17.2+6
Total households2,348100.0100.0304100.0100.0+2,043
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 Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) in 2021 compared to Gold Coast City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 37.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.3% were one-parent families, compared with 28.0% and 11.5% respectively for Gold Coast City.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 11.2% compared to 22.2% in Gold Coast City while the proportion of couples without children was 25.5% compared to 26.4% in Gold Coast City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) increased by 2,044 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+766 households)
  • Couples without children (+516 households)
  • One parent families (+310 households)
  • Lone person (+218 households)

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