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Northern Rural

Households without children

In Northern Rural, older couples without children account for 16% 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 Northern Rural, 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, Northern Rural'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
Northern Rural - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%MidCoast Council area %Number%MidCoast Council area %1991 to 2021
Couples without children83732.332.950525.231.3+332
Young couples without children532.02.61015.14.3-49
Middle-aged couples without children36013.910.527413.713.6+86
Older couples without children42416.419.81296.413.4+295
Lone person households56621.928.726513.319.6+300
Young lone persons471.82.9854.34.0-39
Middle-aged lone persons2228.68.8794.05.6+142
Older lone persons29711.517.0995.010.1+197
Group households682.62.6522.62.3+15
Total households without children1,47156.864.282341.153.3+648
Total households2,590100.0100.02,003100.0100.0+586
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Northern Rural in 2021 compared to MidCoast Council area shows that there was a smaller 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 smaller proportion of young lone person households, a similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 648.

The largest changes in households without children in Northern Rural, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+295 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+197 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+142 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+86 persons)

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