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Gosford West Ward

Households without children

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In Gosford West Ward, older couples without children account for 11% 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 West Ward, 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 West Ward'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 West Ward - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %1991 to 2021
Couples without children7,51724.925.85,83028.427.9+1,687
Young couples without children1,7685.95.01,3506.66.3+418
Middle-aged couples without children2,3437.88.11,7928.79.1+550
Older couples without children3,40611.312.72,68713.112.5+718
Lone person households9,41031.226.05,23825.520.9+4,171
Young lone persons1,5765.23.81,0365.04.5+540
Middle-aged lone persons3,10710.38.01,2115.95.2+1,896
Older lone persons4,72715.714.12,99114.611.2+1,735
Group households1,0273.42.87543.73.1+273
Total households without children17,95459.554.611,82357.651.9+6,131
Total households30,159100.0100.020,533100.0100.0+9,625
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 Gosford West Ward in 2021 compared to Central Coast Council area shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a similar 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 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 6,131.

The largest changes in households without children in Gosford West Ward, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+1,896 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+1,735 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+718 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+550 persons)

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