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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 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 | |||||||
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| Western Australia - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Households without children | Number | % | Australia % | Number | % | Australia % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Couples without children | 261,958 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 192,002 | 25.3 | 24.9 | +69,956 |
| Young couples without children | 74,807 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 54,922 | 7.2 | 7.0 | +19,885 |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 84,383 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 77,815 | 10.3 | 9.6 | +6,568 |
| Older couples without children | 102,768 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 59,265 | 7.8 | 8.3 | +43,503 |
| Lone person households | 245,185 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 173,715 | 22.9 | 22.9 | +71,470 |
| Young lone persons | 69,324 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 57,187 | 7.5 | 6.9 | +12,137 |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 77,419 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 57,962 | 7.6 | 7.5 | +19,457 |
| Older lone persons | 98,442 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 58,566 | 7.7 | 8.5 | +39,876 |
| Group households | 32,591 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 25,114 | 3.3 | 3.7 | +7,477 |
| Total households without children | 539,734 | 52.4 | 53.2 | 390,831 | 51.6 | 51.5 | +148,903 |
| Total households | 1,029,762 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 757,994 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +271,768 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the households without children in Western Australia in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.
In addition, there were a similar proportion of young lone person households, a similar 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 148,903.
The largest changes in households without children in Western Australia, between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Older couples without children (+43,503 persons)
- Older lone persons (+39,876 persons)
- Young couples without children (+19,885 persons)
- Middle-aged lone persons (+19,457 persons)
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