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Boyne Island and Tannum Sands
Household Character
The Boyne Tannum community has diverse household types with the main groups being couples with children and couples without children.
There is a higher percentage of couple families with children in Boyne Tannum representing 44.1 per cent of the population in comparison to 41.7 per ent in the Gladstone Region, and slightly higher than the State 41.2 per cent.
One parent family represent 14.1 per cent of the community and has had a significant increase of 49.8 per cent (131 families) since the 2011 census. This sector remains lower than the region, with one parent families representing 16.6 per cent of the region.
People in a registered marriage make up 50.7 per cent (3,563 people) of Boyne Tannum Community in 2021, which is higher compared to the Gladstone Region at 43.6 per cent.
Across the decade there has been an increase in de facto marriages of 13.2 per cent, and a 21.4 per cent increase in couples not married.
In 2016, 53 percent of children aged four and five in the Boyne Island and Tannum Sands (SA2) were attending preschool.
Of the 53 per cent of children attending preschool in 2016, 73 per cent were attending for 15 hours or more.
Considerations:
- With an increase of almost 50 per cent in single parent families, consideration should be given to timing of programming, and the availability of occasional and casual childcare.
- A balance in program design should also be considered to accommodate for families with children, and couples without children.
Family composition
| Boyne Island Tannum Sands | Gladstone Region | Queensland | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2021 |
% pop |
2016 |
% pop |
2011 |
% pop |
% Change 2011 - 2021 |
% Change 2016 - 2021 |
% Change 2011 - 2016 |
2021 pop |
% pop |
2021 pop |
% pop |
|
Couple family without children |
1,147 |
41.2% |
982 |
36.7% |
912 |
35.3% |
25.7% |
16.8% |
7.6% |
6,829 |
40.5% |
551,069 |
40.3% |
|
Couple family with children |
1,228 |
44.1% |
1,348 |
50.4% |
1,389 |
53.8% |
-11.5% |
-8.9% |
-2.9% |
7,021 |
41.7% |
563,327 |
41.2% |
|
One parent family |
394 |
14.1% |
321 |
12% |
263 |
10.2% |
49.8% |
22.7% |
22.0% |
2,798 |
16.6% |
124,174 |
9.1% |
|
Other family |
21 |
0.8% |
23 |
0.9% |
19 |
0.7% |
10.5% |
-8.6% |
21.0% |
202 |
1.2% |
46707 |
3.4% |
source ABS 2022, 2016, 2011
Social Marital Status
|
Boyne Island Tannum Sands |
Gladstone Region |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2021 |
% pop |
2016 |
% pop |
2011 |
% pop |
% Change 2011 - 2021 |
% Change 2016 - 2021 |
% Change 2011 - 2016 |
2021 |
% pop |
|
Registered marriage |
3,563 |
50.7% |
3,556 |
54.2% |
3,540 |
54.9% |
0.6% |
-0.9% |
0.4% |
20,253 |
43.6% |
|
De facto marriage |
1,036 |
14.7% |
923 |
14.1% |
915 |
14.2% |
13.2% |
12.2% |
0.8% |
6,476 |
14.8% |
|
Not married |
2,426 |
34.5% |
2,083 |
31.7% |
1,997 |
31.0% |
21.4% |
16.4% |
4.3% |
16,998 |
38.8% |
source ABS 2022, 2016, 2011
Children attending Preschool
| Year | 15 hours or moere | Less than 15 hours |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 114 | 41 |
| 2017 | 124 | 58 |
| 2018 | 116 | 49 |
| 2019 | 143 | 37 |
Source, Gladstone Region engaging in action Together Data Hub, 2022
