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Gosford - West Gosford

Households without children

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In Gosford - West Gosford, older couples without children account for 6% 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 Gosford - West Gosford, 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, Gosford - West Gosford'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
Gosford - West Gosford - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%East Gosford - Point Frederick %Number%East Gosford - Point Frederick %2001 to 2021
Couples without children78923.423.741223.824.6+376
Young couples without children43712.96.118610.85.5+250
Middle-aged couples without children1554.67.3915.37.3+63
Older couples without children1975.810.31347.811.7+63
Lone person households1,39241.237.365537.940.3+736
Young lone persons52715.66.127615.97.6+251
Middle-aged lone persons46113.611.617310.09.7+288
Older lone persons40412.019.620611.923.0+198
Group households2206.52.71227.13.5+98
Total households without children2,40171.163.71,19068.868.4+1,210
Total households3,378100.0100.01,731100.0100.0+1,647
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 Gosford - West Gosford in 2021 compared to East Gosford - Point Frederick 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 larger 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 1,211.

The largest changes in households without children in Gosford - West Gosford, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+288 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+251 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+250 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+198 persons)

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