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Wingham

Households without children

In Wingham, older couples without children account for 14% 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 Wingham, 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, Wingham'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
Wingham - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%MidCoast Council area %Number%MidCoast Council area %2016 to 2021
Couples without children59126.232.956926.632.2+22
Young couples without children622.82.6492.32.4+13
Middle-aged couples without children2149.510.523410.911.4-20
Older couples without children31514.019.828613.418.5+29
Lone person households66229.428.760428.327.7+58
Young lone persons803.62.9582.72.9+22
Middle-aged lone persons22910.28.821310.09.3+16
Older lone persons35315.717.033315.615.5+20
Group households562.52.6562.62.60
Total households without children1,30958.164.21,22957.562.6+80
Total households2,253100.0100.02,137100.0100.0+116
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 Wingham in 2021 compared to MidCoast Council area shows that there was a similar 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 larger 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 increased by 80.

There were no major differences in Wingham between 2016 and 2021.

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