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Nambour - Burnside and District

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In Nambour - Burnside and District, 26.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.8% in Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges.

Nambour - Burnside and District'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, Nambour - Burnside and District'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
Nambour - Burnside and District - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges %Number%Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges %2001 to 2021
Couples with children2,03726.032.81,42626.732.3+611
Couples without children1,97425.231.31,45827.330.2+516
One parent families1,07613.711.570613.210.9+369
Other families730.90.7430.80.1+29
Group household2593.33.11633.03.0+96
Lone person2,05926.313.21,45227.218.1+607
Other not classifiable household2573.35.7270.53.3+229
Visitor only households1041.31.8681.32.1+36
Total households7,839100.0100.05,347100.0100.0+2,492
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 Nambour - Burnside and District in 2021 compared to Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.7% were one-parent families, compared with 32.8% and 11.5% respectively for Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.3% compared to 13.2% in Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges while the proportion of couples without children was 25.2% compared to 31.3% in Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Nambour - Burnside and District increased by 2,492 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Nambour - Burnside and District between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+611 households)
  • Lone person (+607 households)
  • Couples without children (+516 households)
  • One parent families (+369 households)

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