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Goulburn MulwareeCommunity profile

Goulburn Mulwaree Council area

Households without children

In Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, older couples without children account for 12% 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 Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, 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, Goulburn Mulwaree Council area'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
Goulburn Mulwaree Council area - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Tallong %Number%Tallong %2006 to 2021
Couples without children3,41826.535.62,69826.437.5+720
Young couples without children6705.23.74714.64.6+199
Middle-aged couples without children1,2509.716.01,28212.620.5-32
Older couples without children1,49811.616.09459.312.4+553
Lone person households3,67128.518.82,72926.717.7+942
Young lone persons6665.22.66886.73.0-22
Middle-aged lone persons1,2389.66.69269.16.4+312
Older lone persons1,76713.79.71,11510.98.4+652
Group households3182.52.62552.51.2+63
Total households without children7,40757.557.05,68255.756.4+1,725
Total households12,881100.0100.010,203100.0100.0+2,678
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 Goulburn Mulwaree Council area in 2021 compared to Tallong 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 1,725.

The largest changes in households without children in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+652 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+553 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+312 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+199 persons)

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