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Growth Areas District

Households without children

In the Growth Areas District, older couples without children account for 5% 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 Growth Areas 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 Growth Areas 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
Growth Areas District - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Camden Council area %Number%Camden Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples without children2,78921.322.31,29625.423.5+1,492
Young couples without children1,53311.78.763912.58.1+894
Middle-aged couples without children6214.76.53056.07.4+315
Older couples without children6354.87.13516.97.9+283
Lone person households1,46011.113.557111.213.2+888
Young lone persons6865.24.12264.43.6+459
Middle-aged lone persons4143.24.21422.84.1+272
Older lone persons3602.75.22024.05.5+158
Group households2291.71.6771.51.4+152
Total households without children4,47834.237.41,94538.138.1+2,532
Total households13,101100.0100.05,104100.0100.0+7,996
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 the Growth Areas District in 2021 compared to Camden Council area shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,533.

The largest changes in households without children in the Growth Areas District, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+894 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+459 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+315 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+283 persons)

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