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West Brisbane Water and Peninsula

Households without children

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In West Brisbane Water and Peninsula, older couples without children account for 12% 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 West Brisbane Water and Peninsula, 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, West Brisbane Water and Peninsula'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
West Brisbane Water and Peninsula - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Mountains District %Number%Mountains District %2006 to 2021
Couples without children5,57025.326.54,77924.725.9+791
Young couples without children1,0864.94.09254.84.3+161
Middle-aged couples without children1,7898.110.51,7198.914.7+70
Older couples without children2,69512.211.92,13411.06.9+560
Lone person households6,48829.424.15,44628.222.6+1,041
Young lone persons8053.73.49114.75.6-106
Middle-aged lone persons2,1029.512.11,7629.110.0+339
Older lone persons3,58116.28.62,77314.37.0+808
Group households6723.03.05172.72.5+155
Total households without children12,73057.853.510,74355.551.1+1,987
Total households22,038100.0100.019,342100.0100.0+2,695
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 West Brisbane Water and Peninsula in 2021 compared to the Mountains District shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar proportion of young lone person households, a smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,987.

The largest changes in households without children in West Brisbane Water and Peninsula, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+808 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+560 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+339 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+161 persons)

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