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Colac - Central

Households without children

In Colac - Central, 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 Colac - Central, 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, Colac - Central'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
Colac - Central - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Great Ocean Road - Otways %Number%Great Ocean Road - Otways %1996 to 2021
Couples without children33020.427.137624.829.3-47
Young couples without children603.73.6714.76.1-11
Middle-aged couples without children875.410.91308.612.4-44
Older couples without children18311.312.617411.510.9+8
Lone person households68742.529.251934.226.5+168
Young lone persons1056.54.31117.39.0-6
Middle-aged lone persons21813.511.3966.45.5+122
Older lone persons36422.513.631120.512.1+52
Group households714.42.4392.63.7+31
Total households without children1,08867.458.893661.759.5+152
Total households1,615100.0100.01,517100.0100.0+98
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 Colac - Central in 2021 compared to Great Ocean Road - Otways shows that there was a similar 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 152.

The largest changes in households without children in Colac - Central, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+122 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+52 persons)

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