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In Beerwah, 30.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.4% in Pelican Waters.

Beerwah'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, Beerwah'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
Beerwah - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Pelican Waters %Number%Pelican Waters %2016 to 2021
Couples with children87030.327.476631.629.9+103
Couples without children81328.348.368228.145.8+130
One parent families37713.16.731813.15.9+59
Other families291.00.6130.50.1+16
Group household832.91.2672.81.2+16
Lone person54418.913.644218.313.8+101
Other not classifiable household1374.81.71064.42.4+31
Visitor only households230.80.5301.20.9-7
Total households2,876100.0100.02,427100.0100.0+449
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 Beerwah in 2021 compared to Pelican Waters shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.1% were one-parent families, compared with 27.4% and 6.7% respectively for Pelican Waters.

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 18.9% compared to 13.6% in Pelican Waters while the proportion of couples without children was 28.3% compared to 48.3% in Pelican Waters.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Beerwah increased by 449 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+130 households)
  • Couples with children (+103 households)
  • Lone person (+101 households)
  • One parent families (+59 households)

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