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Burpengary

Households without children

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In Burpengary, 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 Burpengary, 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, Burpengary'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
Burpengary - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Moreton Bay %Number%City of Moreton Bay %2016 to 2021
Couples without children2,70228.627.32,09528.926.6+607
Young couples without children6937.36.13775.26.0+316
Middle-aged couples without children9239.89.483311.59.9+90
Older couples without children1,08611.511.888512.210.7+201
Lone person households1,82019.321.21,31718.219.6+503
Young lone persons3864.14.32363.34.1+150
Middle-aged lone persons4905.27.03544.96.6+136
Older lone persons94410.09.972710.08.9+217
Group households2552.72.81622.22.9+93
Total households without children4,77750.551.33,57449.349.2+1,203
Total households9,451100.0100.07,254100.0100.0+2,197
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 Burpengary in 2021 compared to the City of Moreton Bay shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.

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

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,203.

The largest changes in households without children in Burpengary, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+316 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+217 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+201 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+150 persons)

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