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Golden Beach

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In Golden Beach, 14.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.0% in Nambour - Burnside and District.

Golden Beach'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, Golden Beach'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
Golden Beach - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Nambour - Burnside and District %Number%Nambour - Burnside and District %2016 to 2021
Couples with children39714.326.045716.526.1-61
Couples without children88532.025.288932.125.5-5
One parent families2719.813.72729.812.6-2
Other families220.80.9271.00.6-6
Group household1063.83.3823.03.8+23
Lone person89732.426.381729.526.6+80
Other not classifiable household923.33.3983.54.2-6
Visitor only households993.61.31274.60.6-29
Total households2,769100.0100.02,774100.0100.0-5
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 Golden Beach in 2021 compared to Nambour - Burnside and District shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.8% were one-parent families, compared with 26.0% and 13.7% respectively for Nambour - Burnside and District.

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 32.4% compared to 26.3% in Nambour - Burnside and District while the proportion of couples without children was 32.0% compared to 25.2% in Nambour - Burnside and District.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Golden Beach decreased by 5 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Golden Beach between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+80 households)
  • Couples with children (-61 households)

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