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In Main Beach, 9.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 10.2% in Southport - North.

Main Beach'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, Main Beach'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
Main Beach - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Southport - North %Number%Southport - North %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2089.710.21667.811.3+42
Couples without children74434.723.563029.521.7+114
One parent families1105.110.11095.19.8+1
Other families150.71.8150.71.30
Group household1034.89.91336.210.8-30
Lone person65130.434.862629.333.0+25
Other not classifiable household1336.26.922610.67.2-93
Visitor only households1808.42.823210.94.8-52
Total households2,144100.0100.02,137100.0100.0+7
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 Main Beach in 2021 compared to Southport - North shows that there was a similar proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 9.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 5.1% were one-parent families, compared with 10.2% and 10.1% respectively for Southport - North.

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 30.4% compared to 34.8% in Southport - North while the proportion of couples without children was 34.7% compared to 23.5% in Southport - North.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Main Beach increased by 7 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Main Beach between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+114 households)

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