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Erina

Households without children

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In Erina, older couples without children account for 21% 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 Erina, 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, Erina'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
Erina - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Budgewoi Ward %Number%Budgewoi Ward %2006 to 2021
Couples without children63828.126.055129.527.6+86
Young couples without children512.24.4643.54.6-13
Middle-aged couples without children1124.98.31246.69.7-12
Older couples without children47520.913.336319.413.3+112
Lone person households89139.226.469937.425.5+192
Young lone persons431.93.7693.74.5-26
Middle-aged lone persons1235.48.11156.27.8+7
Older lone persons72531.914.651327.513.2+211
Group households391.72.9181.02.6+21
Total households without children1,56869.055.31,26967.955.8+299
Total households2,274100.0100.01,868100.0100.0+406
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 Erina in 2021 compared to Budgewoi Ward shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 299.

The largest changes in households without children in Erina, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+211 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+112 persons)

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