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Scenic Rim Regional Council

Household type

In Scenic Rim Regional Council, 27.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.7% in Australia.

Scenic Rim Regional Council'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, Scenic Rim Regional Council'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
Scenic Rim Regional Council - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2011 to 2021
Couples with children4,48127.229.74,11229.830.7+369
Couples without children5,25231.925.44,43732.225.3+815
One parent families1,73410.510.51,39910.110.6+335
Other families1250.81.11060.81.2+19
Group household3842.33.73362.43.9+48
Lone person3,44320.924.22,88620.923.1+557
Other not classifiable household7654.63.83322.43.4+433
Visitor only households2831.71.61831.31.7+100
Total households16,467100.0100.013,791100.0100.0+2,676
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 Scenic Rim Regional Council in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.5% were one-parent families, compared with 29.7% and 10.5% respectively for Australia.

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 20.9% compared to 24.2% in Australia while the proportion of couples without children was 31.9% compared to 25.4% in Australia.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Scenic Rim Regional Council increased by 2,676 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Scenic Rim Regional Council between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+815 households)
  • Lone person (+557 households)
  • Couples with children (+369 households)
  • One parent families (+335 households)

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