Gladstone has diverse household types with the main groups being couples with children and couples without children.

The percentage of couple families with children in Gladstone is 41.8 per cent of the population in line with the region at 41.7 per cent and slightly higher than the State 41.2 per cent.

One parent families represent 20 per cent of the community, an increase of 5.4 per cent (597 families) since 2011, this is also higher than the region by 3.4 per cent when looking at a population level. This figure is also more than double the State at 9.1 per cent.

People in a registered marriage make up 42.1 per cent (10,140) of Gladstone in 2021, which is lower compared to the Gladstone Region at 43.6 per cent.

Between 2016 and 2021, the percentage of population in a registered marriage decreased by 4 per cent.

The percentage of people not married has increased by 5.8 per cent between 2016 and 2021, the largest increase taking place between 2016 and 2021 at 4.7 per cent.

People in a De facto marriage increased by 0.3 per cent between 2011 and 2021.

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 events, activities and services consideration needs to be given to accessibility given increasing number of single parent families.

Family composition

Social Marital Status

 source ABS 2022, 2016, 2011