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Sunshine District

Households without children

In the Sunshine District, older couples without children account for 8% 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 the Sunshine District, 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, the Sunshine District'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
Sunshine District - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Albion %Number%Albion %2001 to 2021
Couples without children3,46720.021.52,94920.617.2+518
Young couples without children1,3797.912.16764.76.9+703
Middle-aged couples without children7084.13.79856.94.0-277
Older couples without children1,3807.95.61,2889.06.2+92
Lone person households4,06823.433.62,90620.333.1+1,162
Young lone persons1,1256.510.19556.714.1+170
Middle-aged lone persons1,3037.510.08005.610.6+503
Older lone persons1,6409.413.51,1518.08.4+489
Group households9265.36.63262.32.7+600
Total households without children8,46148.761.76,18143.253.0+2,280
Total households17,363100.0100.014,316100.0100.0+3,047
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 the Sunshine District in 2021 compared to Albion shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a similar 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 smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,280.

The largest changes in households without children in the Sunshine District, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+703 persons)
  • Group households (+600 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+503 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+489 persons)

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