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South East Overlay

Households without children

In South East Overlay, older couples without children account for 8% 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 South East Overlay, 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, South East Overlay's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Households without children by life stage
South East Overlay - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2006 to 2021
Couples without children91829.525.356623.125.2+352
Young couples without children46715.07.130812.66.6+159
Middle-aged couples without children2026.57.11998.19.4+3
Older couples without children2498.011.1592.49.1+190
Lone person households1,20138.626.898740.326.7+214
Young lone persons50016.16.446619.08.2+34
Middle-aged lone persons36911.98.631512.88.4+54
Older lone persons33210.711.82068.410.1+126
Group households31210.03.628011.43.4+32
Total households without children2,43178.255.71,83374.855.3+598
Total households3,110100.0100.02,452100.0100.0+658
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in South East Overlay in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide 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 larger proportion of young lone person households, a larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 598.

The largest changes in households without children in South East Overlay, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+190 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+159 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+126 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+54 persons)

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