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Newhaven - Cape Woolamai

Households without children

In Newhaven - Cape Woolamai, 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 Newhaven - Cape Woolamai, 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, Newhaven - Cape Woolamai'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
Newhaven - Cape Woolamai - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %1996 to 2021
Couples without children32527.031.315332.031.2+172
Young couples without children625.23.8194.14.3+42
Middle-aged couples without children12510.410.66112.912.3+63
Older couples without children13811.516.97114.914.5+66
Lone person households27122.529.513027.228.5+141
Young lone persons544.53.9469.77.0+7
Middle-aged lone persons1099.19.9255.37.4+84
Older lone persons1089.015.75812.214.2+50
Group households282.32.3102.22.4+17
Total households without children62451.963.129461.362.1+330
Total households1,203100.0100.0479100.0100.0+724
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Newhaven - Cape Woolamai in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a similar 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 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 330.

The largest changes in households without children in Newhaven - Cape Woolamai, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+84 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+66 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+63 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+50 persons)

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