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In Tanah Merah, 34.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.3% in Logan City.

Tanah Merah'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, Tanah Merah'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
Tanah Merah - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Logan City %Number%Logan City %2011 to 2021
Couples with children60034.633.363138.836.4-31
Couples without children42624.622.742626.224.0-1
One parent families22613.014.919411.914.5+32
Other families221.31.2150.91.2+7
Group household402.33.1563.53.3-16
Lone person33819.519.023014.216.9+108
Other not classifiable household653.85.3533.33.3+12
Visitor only households160.90.5201.20.5-4
Total households1,733100.0100.01,626100.0100.0+106
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 Tanah Merah in 2021 compared to Logan City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 34.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.0% were one-parent families, compared with 33.3% and 14.9% respectively for Logan City.

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 19.5% compared to 19.0% in Logan City while the proportion of couples without children was 24.6% compared to 22.7% in Logan City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tanah Merah increased by 107 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Tanah Merah between 2011 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+108 households)

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