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Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach

Households without children

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In Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach, older couples without children account for 8% 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 Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach, 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, Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach'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
Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Guanaba - Springbrook %Number%Guanaba - Springbrook %2006 to 2021
Couples without children2,02428.230.31,11916.628.5+905
Young couples without children90312.65.65057.58.1+398
Middle-aged couples without children5177.213.53234.814.3+194
Older couples without children6048.411.32914.36.1+313
Lone person households2,21330.919.91,40220.818.6+811
Young lone persons76810.73.25337.95.8+235
Middle-aged lone persons76310.69.04426.58.7+321
Older lone persons6829.57.74276.34.0+255
Group households6238.72.65047.53.0+119
Total households without children4,86067.852.83,02544.850.0+1,835
Total households7,171100.0100.06,756100.0100.0+415
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 Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach in 2021 compared to Guanaba - Springbrook shows that there was a larger 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 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,835.

The largest changes in households without children in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+398 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+321 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+313 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+255 persons)

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