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City of IpswichCommunity profile

City of Ipswich

Household type

In the City of Ipswich, 55.3% of people aged 35 to 54 years were in couples with children households.

The City of Ipswich's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?

To continue building the story, the City of Ipswich's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
City of Ipswich - 35 to 54 years20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%South East QueenslandNumber%South East Queensland2016 to 2021
Couples with children32,80655.357.626,64553.856.4+6,161
Couples without children7,74613.114.26,94114.014.7+805
One parent families9,29815.712.57,41415.012.0+1,884
Other families4350.70.74440.90.7-9
Group household1,4462.42.81,3862.83.2+60
Lone person5,0678.58.44,0968.38.3+971
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households2,5124.23.92,5785.24.7-66
Total people in private dwellings59,310100.0100.049,504100.0100.0+9,806
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 35 to 54 years in the City of Ipswich in 2021 compared to South East Queensland, shows that there was a lower proportion of people aged 35 to 54 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 55.3% of people aged 35 to 54 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 15.7% were in one-parent families, compared with 57.6% and 12.5% respectively for South East Queensland.

There was a similar proportion of people aged 35 to 54 years in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 35 to 54 years in lone person households was 8.5% compared to 8.4% in South East Queensland while the proportion of couples without children was 13.1% compared to 14.2% in South East Queensland.

Emerging groups

The number of people aged 35 to 54 years in households in City of Ipswich increased by 9,806 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 35 to 54 years in the City of Ipswich between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+6,161 persons)
  • One parent families (+1,884 persons)
  • Lone person (+971 persons)
  • Couples without children (+805 persons)

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