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Moreton Bay Region

Households without children

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In Moreton Bay Region , 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 Moreton Bay Region , 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, Moreton Bay Region 's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Households without children by life stage
Moreton Bay Region - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %Number%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %1996 to 2021
Couples without children48,62427.322.422,39425.722.3+26,230
Young couples without children10,9226.16.96,7447.78.0+4,178
Middle-aged couples without children16,7579.47.18,93010.28.7+7,827
Older couples without children20,94511.88.46,7207.75.5+14,225
Lone person households37,65521.218.515,23317.515.1+22,422
Young lone persons7,5774.35.04,4295.15.7+3,148
Middle-aged lone persons12,4027.06.24,5745.24.5+7,828
Older lone persons17,6769.97.36,2307.14.9+11,446
Group households5,0082.82.52,4792.82.6+2,529
Total households without children91,28751.343.440,10646.039.9+51,181
Total households177,977100.0100.087,267100.0100.0+90,710
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Moreton Bay Region in 2021 compared to National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) 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 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 51,181.

The largest changes in households without children in Moreton Bay Region , between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+14,225 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+11,446 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+7,828 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+7,827 persons)

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