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Central North District

Households without children

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In the Central North District, 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 the Central North District, 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, the Central North District'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
Central North District - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Southern District %Number%Southern District %2016 to 2021
Couples without children7,75424.025.57,23924.023.7+514
Young couples without children1,9526.15.11,7025.65.4+249
Middle-aged couples without children2,2176.98.92,3167.79.0-100
Older couples without children3,58511.111.63,22010.79.3+365
Lone person households9,52429.525.28,47628.124.9+1,047
Young lone persons2,0716.44.22,0446.86.0+27
Middle-aged lone persons3,27310.19.93,10610.310.5+166
Older lone persons4,18013.011.03,32611.08.4+854
Group households9553.02.69343.12.5+21
Total households without children18,23356.553.316,65055.151.0+1,583
Total households32,264100.0100.030,215100.0100.0+2,048
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 the Central North District in 2021 compared to the Southern District shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a similar proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a larger 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,583.

The largest changes in households without children in the Central North District, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+854 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+365 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+249 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+166 persons)

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