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Rural South West

Households without children

In Rural South West, 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 Rural South West, 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, Rural South West'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
Rural South West - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Byron Shire %Number%Byron Shire %2016 to 2021
Couples without children25527.523.622628.021.6+28
Young couples without children424.55.9263.33.8+15
Middle-aged couples without children10711.58.712115.09.7-15
Older couples without children10611.49.1789.78.1+28
Lone person households19921.523.516220.123.2+36
Young lone persons374.04.6151.93.3+22
Middle-aged lone persons828.88.78911.110.8-8
Older lone persons808.610.3577.19.1+22
Group households394.27.9394.86.60
Total households without children49353.255.042853.051.5+64
Total households927100.0100.0808100.0100.0+118
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 Rural South West in 2021 compared to Byron Shire 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 similar 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 65.

There were no major differences in Rural South West between 2016 and 2021.

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