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Bittern - Crib Point

Households without children

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In Bittern - Crib Point, 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 Bittern - Crib Point, 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, Bittern - Crib Point'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
Bittern - Crib Point - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Couples without children87229.325.466926.124.8+202
Young couples without children1444.87.41485.87.2-5
Middle-aged couples without children30610.37.627610.88.0+30
Older couples without children42214.210.32449.59.6+177
Lone person households72924.524.255221.622.8+176
Young lone persons1143.86.41124.45.9+2
Middle-aged lone persons2618.87.62309.07.6+31
Older lone persons35411.910.12098.29.3+144
Group households471.63.7632.54.0-17
Total households without children1,64855.453.21,28550.251.6+362
Total households2,977100.0100.02,562100.0100.0+415
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 Bittern - Crib Point in 2021 compared to Australia 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 smaller proportion of young lone person households, a larger proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 363.

The largest changes in households without children in Bittern - Crib Point, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+177 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+144 persons)

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