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In Bonbeach, 24.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.8% in Melaleuca Ward.

Bonbeach'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, Bonbeach'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
Bonbeach - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Melaleuca Ward %Number%Melaleuca Ward %2011 to 2021
Couples with children75324.932.856822.232.0+185
Couples without children75725.022.764025.022.3+117
One parent families2719.010.02519.88.9+20
Other families260.90.7230.91.1+3
Group household903.01.8823.23.0+8
Lone person95431.629.183532.729.3+119
Other not classifiable household1444.82.41224.82.9+22
Visitor only households280.90.5361.40.6-8
Total households3,023100.0100.02,557100.0100.0+466
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Bonbeach in 2021 compared to Melaleuca Ward shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.0% were one-parent families, compared with 32.8% and 10.0% respectively for Melaleuca Ward.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 31.6% compared to 29.1% in Melaleuca Ward while the proportion of couples without children was 25.0% compared to 22.7% in Melaleuca Ward.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Bonbeach increased by 466 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Bonbeach between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+185 households)
  • Lone person (+119 households)
  • Couples without children (+117 households)

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