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Wondunna

Households without children

In Wondunna, older couples without children account for 17% 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 Wondunna, 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, Wondunna'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
Wondunna - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Fraser Coast Regional Council %Number%Fraser Coast Regional Council %2016 to 2021
Couples without children38634.533.029033.931.6+96
Young couples without children575.13.0283.32.9+29
Middle-aged couples without children14412.911.213615.911.7+8
Older couples without children18516.518.812614.716.9+59
Lone person households11810.625.5718.324.3+47
Young lone persons383.43.0212.53.3+17
Middle-aged lone persons333.08.0293.48.2+4
Older lone persons474.214.5212.512.7+26
Group households333.03.3151.83.3+18
Total households without children53748.061.837643.959.1+161
Total households1,118100.0100.0856100.0100.0+262
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Wondunna in 2021 compared to Fraser Coast Regional Council shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller 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 smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 161.

The largest change in households without children in Wondunna, between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Older couples without children (+59 persons)

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