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South West Overlay

Households without children

In South West Overlay, older couples without children account for 3% 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 West 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 West 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 West Overlay - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Adelaide %Number%City of Adelaide %1991 to 2021
Couples without children49923.825.610214.218.5+397
Young couples without children33415.913.5608.49.7+274
Middle-aged couples without children984.75.2212.94.8+77
Older couples without children673.26.9212.94.0+46
Lone person households88342.140.835349.242.7+530
Young lone persons47322.520.718425.720.9+289
Middle-aged lone persons26212.510.87610.610.0+186
Older lone persons1487.19.49313.011.8+55
Group households26412.611.410614.813.6+158
Total households without children1,64678.577.956178.274.8+1,085
Total households2,098100.0100.0717100.0100.0+1,381
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 West Overlay in 2021 compared to the City of 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 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,085.

The largest changes in households without children in South West Overlay, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Young lone persons (+289 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+274 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+186 persons)
  • Group households (+158 persons)

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