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Peninsula District

Households without children

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In the Peninsula District, 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 the Peninsula District, 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, the Peninsula District'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
Peninsula District - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %1991 to 2021
Couples without children4,19825.125.83,60928.527.9+589
Young couples without children7524.55.06555.26.3+97
Middle-aged couples without children1,2787.68.11,1058.79.1+173
Older couples without children2,16812.912.71,84914.612.5+319
Lone person households5,37932.126.03,45127.220.9+1,927
Young lone persons6543.93.85844.64.5+69
Middle-aged lone persons1,71410.28.07666.05.2+947
Older lone persons3,01118.014.12,10016.611.2+911
Group households5443.22.84523.63.1+91
Total households without children10,12160.454.67,51359.251.9+2,607
Total households16,755100.0100.012,683100.0100.0+4,071
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 the Peninsula District in 2021 compared to Central Coast Council area shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a similar 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 larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,608.

The largest changes in households without children in the Peninsula District, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+947 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+911 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+319 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+173 persons)

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