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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the Shire of Merredin, older couples without children account for 11% 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 Shire of Merredin, 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 Shire of Merredin'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 | |||||||
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| Shire of Merredin - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Households without children | Number | % | Wheatbelt Region (SA4) % | Number | % | Wheatbelt Region (SA4) % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Couples without children | 350 | 26.1 | 30.0 | 372 | 27.6 | 30.2 | -22 |
| Young couples without children | 62 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 77 | 5.7 | 4.2 | -15 |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 143 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 174 | 12.9 | 13.1 | -31 |
| Older couples without children | 145 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 121 | 9.0 | 12.9 | +24 |
| Lone person households | 357 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 346 | 25.7 | 25.1 | +11 |
| Young lone persons | 98 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 95 | 7.1 | 4.7 | +3 |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 114 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 121 | 9.0 | 9.5 | -7 |
| Older lone persons | 145 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 130 | 9.7 | 10.9 | +15 |
| Group households | 30 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 40 | 3.0 | 2.2 | -10 |
| Total households without children | 737 | 55.0 | 58.5 | 758 | 56.3 | 57.6 | -21 |
| Total households | 1,341 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,347 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -6 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the households without children in the Shire of Merredin in 2021 compared to Wheatbelt Region (SA4) 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 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children decreased by 21.
There were no major differences in the Shire of Merredin between 2016 and 2021.
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