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Maroochydore Activity Centre

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In Maroochydore Activity Centre, 14.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 37.3% in Mountain Creek.

Maroochydore Activity Centre'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, Maroochydore Activity Centre'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
Maroochydore Activity Centre - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Mountain Creek %Number%Mountain Creek %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,62014.737.31,31314.139.1+306
Couples without children3,21429.124.62,52527.123.6+689
One parent families1,0209.215.88639.314.7+156
Other families1091.00.7740.80.7+34
Group household6636.04.25826.35.5+80
Lone person3,22929.314.62,77229.813.0+456
Other not classifiable household5575.02.65405.83.0+16
Visitor only households6275.70.36416.90.4-14
Total households11,039100.0100.09,313100.0100.0+1,725
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Maroochydore Activity Centre in 2021 compared to Mountain Creek shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.2% were one-parent families, compared with 37.3% and 15.8% respectively for Mountain Creek.

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 29.3% compared to 14.6% in Mountain Creek while the proportion of couples without children was 29.1% compared to 24.6% in Mountain Creek.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Maroochydore Activity Centre increased by 1,726 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Maroochydore Activity Centre between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+689 households)
  • Lone person (+456 households)
  • Couples with children (+306 households)
  • One parent families (+156 households)

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