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Greater Adelaide

Households without children

In Greater Adelaide, older couples without children account for 11% 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 Greater Adelaide, 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, Greater Adelaide'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
Greater Adelaide - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Couples without children140,06025.325.4127,48324.824.8+12,577
Young couples without children39,4857.17.434,1976.67.2+5,288
Middle-aged couples without children39,1417.17.639,5897.78.0-448
Older couples without children61,43411.110.353,69710.49.6+7,737
Lone person households148,64326.824.2134,83526.222.8+13,808
Young lone persons35,5326.46.433,1936.45.9+2,339
Middle-aged lone persons47,6748.67.646,0198.97.6+1,655
Older lone persons65,43711.810.155,62310.89.3+9,814
Group households19,8693.63.719,4393.84.0+430
Total households without children308,57255.753.2281,75754.751.6+26,815
Total households553,824100.0100.0514,747100.0100.0+39,077
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 Greater Adelaide in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar proportion of young lone person households, a larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 26,815.

The largest changes in households without children in Greater Adelaide, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+9,814 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+7,737 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+5,288 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+2,339 persons)

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