The townships of Agnes Water and 1770 has diverse household types with the main groups being couples with children and couples without children.

The percentage of couple families with children in Agnes Water and 1770 is 32.9 per cent which is lower than the region at 41.7 per cent and the State 41.2 per cent.

In Agnes Water alone, couple families with children made up 33.1 per cent of the population in 2021 compared to 35.8 per cent of the population 2011. This is higher than the township of 1770 where couple families with children made up 23 per cent of the population in 2011.

The number of couple families increased by 157 between 2021 and 2011 for combined Agnes Water and 1770 data, with 152 of the families being based in Agnes Water.

The number of one parent families has fluctuated slightly over time when looking at combined data. With 71 families in 2021 (10.1 per cent of families), 65 in 2016 (11.4 per cent of families) and 76 in 2011 which was 15.3 per cent of families.

The percentage of one parent families in Agnes Water and 1770 is lower than the region and State 10.4 per cent. In the region 16.6% of families are one parent families, compared to 163.8% of families in the State in 2021.

There are 928 people in Agnes Water and 1770, which is 49.4 per cent of the population in 2021, which is higher compared to the Gladstone Region at 43.6 per cent.

There has been a steady increase of those in a registered marriage in Agnes Water and 1770, with 51.4 percentage increase between 2011 and 2021.

People in a De facto marriage increased by 74.4 per cent, or 122 people between 2021 and 2011.

Considerations:

• There is a need to provide a range of programs and services including for couples without children, families with children and individuals.
• When planning and programming specific consideration need to be given to the fact there is a higher proportion of couple families without children.

Family composition

Social Marital Status

source ABS 2021, 2016, 2011