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Seawinds Ward

Households without children

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In Seawinds Ward, older couples without children account for 18% 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 Seawinds Ward, 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, Seawinds Ward'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
Seawinds Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Baxter - Pearcedale %Number%Baxter - Pearcedale %2001 to 2021
Couples without children5,11630.527.93,88932.524.0+1,228
Young couples without children6894.18.44683.96.9+221
Middle-aged couples without children1,3878.38.91,28310.712.0+105
Older couples without children3,03918.110.62,13817.95.1+902
Lone person households4,94329.429.13,60530.117.3+1,339
Young lone persons5553.36.66425.46.6-86
Middle-aged lone persons1,4328.58.89518.06.6+482
Older lone persons2,95517.613.72,01216.84.2+944
Group households3772.21.42552.12.2+122
Total households without children10,43762.158.57,74964.843.5+2,688
Total households16,801100.0100.011,957100.0100.0+4,845
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Seawinds Ward in 2021 compared to Baxter - Pearcedale shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 2,688.

The largest changes in households without children in Seawinds Ward, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+944 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+902 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+482 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+221 persons)

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