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Households without children

In Wilson, older couples without children account for 9% 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 Wilson, 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, Wilson'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
Wilson - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2001 to 2021
Couples without children64325.125.447824.224.4+165
Young couples without children2499.77.41276.47.1+122
Middle-aged couples without children1606.27.61648.39.4-4
Older couples without children2349.110.31879.57.9+47
Lone person households68326.724.254427.622.9+139
Young lone persons1827.16.419810.07.6-16
Middle-aged lone persons1937.57.61567.96.7+37
Older lone persons30812.010.11909.68.6+118
Group households2329.13.71095.53.7+123
Total households without children1,55860.853.21,13157.350.9+427
Total households2,562100.0100.01,973100.0100.0+589
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 Wilson in 2021 compared to Australia 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 similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 427.

The largest changes in households without children in Wilson, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Group households (+123 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+122 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+118 persons)

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