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Regional WA

Households without children

In Regional WA, 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 Regional WA, 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, Regional WA'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
Regional WA - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Victoria %Number%Victoria %2016 to 2021
Couples without children56,62225.724.653,57126.024.0+3,051
Young couples without children11,0805.07.911,4015.57.6-321
Middle-aged couples without children22,81710.46.822,90211.17.1-85
Older couples without children22,72510.39.919,2689.49.3+3,457
Lone person households51,02123.224.745,20422.023.3+5,817
Young lone persons12,0955.57.211,0415.46.6+1,054
Middle-aged lone persons18,2048.37.517,3898.57.5+815
Older lone persons20,7229.410.016,7748.29.2+3,948
Group households5,1462.33.85,0502.54.3+96
Total households without children112,78951.353.1103,82550.551.5+8,964
Total households220,067100.0100.0205,752100.0100.0+14,315
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 Regional WA in 2021 compared to Victoria shows that there was a smaller 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 smaller 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 8,964.

The largest changes in households without children in Regional WA, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+3,948 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+3,457 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+1,054 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+815 persons)

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