City of Ipswich
Household type
In the City of Ipswich, 32.6% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 33.2% in Camira - Gailes - Carole Park.
The City of Ipswich'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, the City of Ipswich's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
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| City of Ipswich - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Camira - Gailes - Carole Park % | Number | % | Camira - Gailes - Carole Park % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 26,697 | 32.6 | 33.2 | 22,613 | 33.4 | 34.7 | +4,084 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 18,220 | 22.2 | 26.3 | 15,138 | 22.4 | 25.2 | +3,082 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 12,461 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 9,943 | 14.7 | 12.9 | +2,518 | 19502 |
| Other families | 981 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 844 | 1.2 | 1.5 | +137 | 19503 |
| Group household | 2,531 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2,240 | 3.3 | 3.1 | +291 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 17,171 | 21.0 | 18.8 | 12,883 | 19.0 | 16.7 | +4,288 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 3,388 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3,753 | 5.5 | 5.4 | -365 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 503 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 307 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +196 | 19507 |
| Total households | 81,952 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 67,721 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +14,231 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Ipswich in 2021 compared to Camira - Gailes - Carole Park shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 32.6% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.2% were one-parent families, compared with 33.2% and 13.8% respectively for Camira - Gailes - Carole Park.
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 21.0% compared to 18.8% in Camira - Gailes - Carole Park while the proportion of couples without children was 22.2% compared to 26.3% in Camira - Gailes - Carole Park.
Emerging groups
The number of households in City of Ipswich increased by 14,231 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Ipswich between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+4,288 households)
- Couples with children (+4,084 households)
- Couples without children (+3,082 households)
- One parent families (+2,518 households)