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Taylor Ward

Households without children

In Taylor Ward, 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 Taylor 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, Taylor 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
Taylor Ward - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,56925.625.077121.021.7+797
Young couples without children2734.56.747813.08.6-205
Middle-aged couples without children5849.57.01995.57.8+384
Older couples without children71211.611.3932.55.3+619
Lone person households75912.420.72787.615.2+480
Young lone persons1352.24.51514.15.5-17
Middle-aged lone persons2754.56.4762.13.9+199
Older lone persons3495.79.8501.45.7+299
Group households811.32.4571.62.4+24
Total households without children2,40939.348.01,10730.239.3+1,302
Total households6,127100.0100.03,668100.0100.0+2,459
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Taylor Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Knox shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a smaller 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 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,302.

The largest changes in households without children in Taylor Ward, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+619 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+384 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+299 persons)
  • Young couples without children (-205 persons)

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