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Bass Coast ShireCommunity profile

Bass Coast Shire

Households without children

In Bass Coast Shire, older couples without children account for 17% 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 Bass Coast Shire, 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, Bass Coast Shire'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
Bass Coast Shire - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2006 to 2021
Couples without children5,66131.328.03,48431.027.6+2,177
Young couples without children6863.85.24524.05.2+234
Middle-aged couples without children1,91610.69.41,48013.212.2+436
Older couples without children3,05916.913.41,55213.810.2+1,507
Lone person households5,35029.527.53,30729.425.7+2,043
Young lone persons7083.95.36185.56.3+90
Middle-aged lone persons1,7969.99.11,12910.08.5+667
Older lone persons2,84615.713.21,56013.910.9+1,286
Group households4112.32.82682.42.8+143
Total households without children11,42263.158.27,05962.856.1+4,363
Total households18,107100.0100.011,234100.0100.0+6,873
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Bass Coast Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 4,363.

The largest changes in households without children in Bass Coast Shire, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+1,507 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+1,286 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+667 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+436 persons)

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