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Watson Ward

Households without children

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In Watson Ward, older couples without children account for 12% 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 Watson 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, Watson 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
Watson Ward - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Tyabb Structure Plan %Number%Tyabb Structure Plan %2001 to 2021
Couples without children1,88327.225.21,29023.621.1+592
Young couples without children4346.38.13807.07.3+53
Middle-aged couples without children6239.07.856910.48.6+53
Older couples without children82511.99.43406.25.3+485
Lone person households1,59423.023.983515.318.6+759
Young lone persons3144.54.72905.37.4+24
Middle-aged lone persons5167.510.02614.86.3+255
Older lone persons76311.09.22835.24.9+480
Group households1151.72.51061.92.2+9
Total households without children3,59251.951.62,23240.741.9+1,360
Total households6,919100.0100.05,480100.0100.0+1,440
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 Watson Ward in 2021 compared to Tyabb Structure Plan shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,360.

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

  • Older couples without children (+485 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+480 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+255 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+53 persons)

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