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Households without children

In Western Australia, older couples without children account for 10% 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 Western Australia, 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, Western Australia'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
Western Australia - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Tasmania %Number%Tasmania %2016 to 2021
Couples without children261,95825.428.3239,71125.627.1+22,247
Young couples without children74,8077.36.373,5407.85.1+1,267
Middle-aged couples without children84,3838.29.680,7128.610.6+3,671
Older couples without children102,76810.012.485,4599.111.4+17,309
Lone person households245,18523.827.6204,20521.827.9+40,980
Young lone persons69,3246.75.457,3566.16.0+11,968
Middle-aged lone persons77,4197.59.268,7937.310.1+8,626
Older lone persons98,4429.613.078,0568.311.8+20,386
Group households32,5913.23.232,6923.53.1-101
Total households without children539,73452.459.2476,60850.858.1+63,126
Total households1,029,762100.0100.0938,097100.0100.0+91,665
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Western Australia in 2021 compared to Tasmania 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 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 63,126.

The largest changes in households without children in Western Australia, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+20,386 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+17,309 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+11,968 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+8,626 persons)

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