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Gosford City

Households without children

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In Gosford City, older couples without children account for 13% 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 City, 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 City'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 City - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%The Entrance - The Entrance North %Number%The Entrance - The Entrance North %2011 to 2021
Couples without children18,91226.424.216,16325.321.2+2,749
Young couples without children3,6755.14.42,9964.74.4+679
Middle-aged couples without children5,8518.26.65,8669.26.7-15
Older couples without children9,38613.113.27,30111.410.1+2,085
Lone person households18,95226.438.216,69926.135.1+2,253
Young lone persons2,7143.86.32,7914.48.9-77
Middle-aged lone persons5,7908.114.55,3578.413.5+433
Older lone persons10,44814.617.48,55113.412.7+1,897
Group households1,9582.74.01,7132.73.6+245
Total households without children39,82255.666.434,57554.159.9+5,247
Total households71,686100.0100.063,910100.0100.0+7,776
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 City in 2021 compared to The Entrance - The Entrance North shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar 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 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 5,247.

The largest changes in households without children in Gosford City, between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+2,085 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+1,897 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+679 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+433 persons)

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