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City of Marion

Households without children

In the City of Marion, 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 the City of Marion, 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, the City of Marion'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
City of Marion - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Couples without children9,97125.525.38,98124.524.8+990
Young couples without children3,3278.57.12,7317.56.6+596
Middle-aged couples without children2,5686.67.12,7227.47.7-154
Older couples without children4,07610.411.13,5289.610.4+548
Lone person households11,13828.426.810,25928.026.2+879
Young lone persons2,5586.56.42,3706.56.4+188
Middle-aged lone persons3,5159.08.63,5849.88.9-69
Older lone persons5,06512.911.84,30511.810.8+760
Group households1,6644.23.61,6554.53.8+9
Total households without children22,77358.255.720,89557.054.7+1,878
Total households39,159100.0100.036,637100.0100.0+2,522
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 the City of Marion in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide 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 similar 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,878.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of Marion, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+760 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+596 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+548 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+188 persons)

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