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Gunnedah Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Gunnedah Shire

Households without children

In Gunnedah Shire, older couples without children account for 10% 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 Gunnedah Shire, 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, Gunnedah Shire'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
Gunnedah Shire - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2006 to 2021
Couples without children1,27324.527.71,26928.127.4+4
Young couples without children2615.05.01974.44.8+64
Middle-aged couples without children4679.09.357712.811.9-110
Older couples without children54510.513.349511.010.7+50
Lone person households1,29725.026.11,20226.724.6+95
Young lone persons3196.14.72876.45.7+32
Middle-aged lone persons3787.38.43918.78.4-13
Older lone persons60011.613.052411.610.6+76
Group households1432.83.11092.42.9+34
Total households without children2,71352.356.82,58057.254.9+133
Total households5,191100.0100.04,509100.0100.0+682
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 Gunnedah Shire in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a similar 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 smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 133.

The largest changes in households without children in Gunnedah Shire, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged couples without children (-110 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+76 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+64 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+50 persons)

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