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Ward 1

Households without children

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In Ward 1, older couples without children account for 5% of total households in 2021.

Households without Children include couples without children and lone person households. They require different services depending on the age of the people in the households. For example young couples who have not had children (yet) compared to older "empty nester" couples whose children may have left home.

For Households without Children in Ward 1, life stage is based on the age of the household reference person (usually person 1 on the Census form):

  • Young: Aged 15-44
  • Middle-aged: Aged 45-64
  • Older: Aged 65 and over

To continue building the story, Ward 1's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census question:

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

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Households without children by life stage
Ward 1 - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%WSROC Region %Number%WSROC Region %2016 to 2021
Couples without children5,50418.320.23,79318.019.6+1,710
Young couples without children2,7069.07.21,6707.96.7+1,036
Middle-aged couples without children1,4124.75.51,1415.45.9+271
Older couples without children1,3844.67.49824.77.1+403
Lone person households3,30011.018.52,19510.417.0+1,105
Young lone persons1,2614.25.36953.34.3+567
Middle-aged lone persons1,0023.36.18093.86.0+193
Older lone persons1,0363.57.26903.36.7+346
Group households6062.03.13271.62.9+278
Total households without children9,41131.341.86,31730.039.6+3,094
Total households30,038100.0100.021,061100.0100.0+8,977
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Ward 1 in 2021 compared to WSROC Region shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a smaller proportion of young lone person households, a smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 3,094.

The largest changes in households without children in Ward 1, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+1,036 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+567 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+403 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+346 persons)

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