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Beerwah Activity Centre

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In Beerwah Activity Centre, 29.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 16.9% in Caloundra Central Activity Centre.

Beerwah 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, Beerwah 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
Beerwah Activity Centre - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Caloundra Central Activity Centre %Number%Caloundra Central Activity Centre %2016 to 2021
Couples with children64229.416.951931.218.1+122
Couples without children60227.529.543326.027.0+169
One parent families32314.89.724614.810.0+76
Other families200.90.9130.80.7+7
Group household683.13.6493.04.0+19
Lone person41619.030.830818.531.3+108
Other not classifiable household1044.83.3714.33.7+32
Visitor only households120.55.3241.45.1-12
Total households2,187100.0100.01,665100.0100.0+521
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 Activity Centre in 2021 compared to Caloundra Central Activity Centre shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 14.8% were one-parent families, compared with 16.9% and 9.7% respectively for Caloundra Central Activity Centre.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.0% compared to 30.8% in Caloundra Central Activity Centre while the proportion of couples without children was 27.5% compared to 29.5% in Caloundra Central Activity Centre.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Beerwah Activity Centre increased by 522 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Couples without children (+169 households)
  • Couples with children (+122 households)
  • Lone person (+108 households)
  • One parent families (+76 households)

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