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Landsborough - Mount Mellum

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In Landsborough - Mount Mellum, 31.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 13.0% in Maroochydore.

Landsborough - Mount Mellum'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, Landsborough - Mount Mellum'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
Landsborough - Mount Mellum - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Maroochydore %Number%Maroochydore %2006 to 2021
Couples with children58431.713.050934.311.2+75
Couples without children56730.829.243529.425.2+131
One parent families20811.38.818812.78.8+19
Other families160.91.0110.81.0+5
Group household593.26.2412.85.2+18
Lone person31917.330.323615.928.4+82
Other not classifiable household553.05.4201.45.0+34
Visitor only households351.96.2402.815.3-6
Total households1,843100.0100.01,484100.0100.0+359
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Landsborough - Mount Mellum in 2021 compared to Maroochydore shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 31.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.3% were one-parent families, compared with 13.0% and 8.8% respectively for Maroochydore.

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 17.3% compared to 30.3% in Maroochydore while the proportion of couples without children was 30.8% compared to 29.2% in Maroochydore.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Landsborough - Mount Mellum increased by 359 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Landsborough - Mount Mellum between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+131 households)
  • Lone person (+82 households)
  • Couples with children (+75 households)

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