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Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi

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In Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi, 15.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.9% in Sippy Downs - Palmview.

Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi'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, Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi'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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Sippy Downs - Palmview %Number%Sippy Downs - Palmview %2016 to 2021
Couples with children20115.832.920717.733.6-7
Couples without children55443.525.045238.625.8+101
One parent families1048.212.1877.412.0+17
Other families90.71.350.40.8+4
Group household262.06.0443.85.0-19
Lone person32025.118.429525.218.8+24
Other not classifiable household483.84.0685.83.5-20
Visitor only households110.90.3121.10.5-2
Total households1,273100.0100.01,174100.0100.0+98
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 Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi in 2021 compared to Sippy Downs - Palmview shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 15.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.2% were one-parent families, compared with 32.9% and 12.1% respectively for Sippy Downs - Palmview.

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 25.1% compared to 18.4% in Sippy Downs - Palmview while the proportion of couples without children was 43.5% compared to 25.0% in Sippy Downs - Palmview.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi increased by 99 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Mapleton - Flaxton - Obi Obi between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Couples without children (+101 households)

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