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Southern Lakes and The Entrance

Households without children

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In Southern Lakes and The Entrance, 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 Southern Lakes and The Entrance, 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, Southern Lakes and The Entrance'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
Southern Lakes and The Entrance - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Coastal District %Number%Coastal District %1996 to 2021
Couples without children5,56925.228.94,58426.327.2+985
Young couples without children1,1285.14.38364.86.2+291
Middle-aged couples without children1,6567.59.61,4468.38.8+210
Older couples without children2,78512.614.92,30113.212.1+484
Lone person households5,89726.718.04,43225.520.6+1,464
Young lone persons8153.72.58675.06.8-52
Middle-aged lone persons1,8428.46.11,0095.85.1+833
Older lone persons3,24014.79.52,55614.78.7+684
Group households5922.72.44932.84.4+99
Total households without children12,05854.749.39,51054.652.2+2,548
Total households22,059100.0100.017,409100.0100.0+4,649
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Southern Lakes and The Entrance in 2021 compared to the Coastal District 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,548.

The largest changes in households without children in Southern Lakes and The Entrance, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+833 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+684 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+484 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+291 persons)

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