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Dobson Ward

Households without children

In Dobson Ward, older couples without children account for 9% 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 Dobson 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, Dobson 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
Dobson Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2001 to 2021
Couples without children1,62223.925.01,22321.322.1+398
Young couples without children4266.36.74417.77.4-16
Middle-aged couples without children5578.27.04738.28.8+84
Older couples without children6399.411.33085.45.9+331
Lone person households1,48121.820.71,18220.616.7+298
Young lone persons2754.14.53966.95.6-121
Middle-aged lone persons5097.56.43666.45.1+142
Older lone persons69710.39.84207.36.0+277
Group households1582.32.41322.32.3+26
Total households without children3,26148.148.02,53844.241.1+722
Total households6,780100.0100.05,739100.0100.0+1,041
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Dobson Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Knox shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

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

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 723.

The largest changes in households without children in Dobson Ward, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+331 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+277 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+142 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-121 persons)

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