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South-East Ward

Households without children

In South-East Ward, older couples without children account for 15% 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 South-East Ward, 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, South-East Ward'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
South-East Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households without childrenNumber%Kinross %Number%Kinross %2011 to 2021
Couples without children2,96229.025.92,84428.722.5+118
Young couples without children6316.26.16116.27.2+20
Middle-aged couples without children7617.511.21,25812.710.0-497
Older couples without children1,57015.48.69759.85.2+595
Lone person households2,16321.214.21,93519.510.0+228
Young lone persons3633.62.84404.43.4-77
Middle-aged lone persons6106.05.56816.93.3-71
Older lone persons1,19011.75.98148.23.3+376
Group households1891.91.32512.52.4-62
Total households without children5,31452.141.45,03050.834.9+284
Total households10,209100.0100.09,899100.0100.0+310
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 South-East Ward in 2021 compared to Kinross shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a larger proportion of young lone person households, a similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 284.

The largest changes in households without children in South-East Ward, between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+595 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (-497 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+376 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-77 persons)

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