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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.

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Derived from the Census question:

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

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Households without children by life stage
Central North District - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2001 to 2021
Couples without children7,75424.027.06,59524.325.6+1,158
Young couples without children1,9526.16.01,5675.86.3+384
Middle-aged couples without children2,2176.98.32,90110.711.3-684
Older couples without children3,58511.112.72,1277.88.0+1,458
Lone person households9,52429.525.16,44123.720.5+3,083
Young lone persons2,0716.45.12,3368.67.4-265
Middle-aged lone persons3,27310.18.51,9557.26.4+1,317
Older lone persons4,18013.011.62,1497.96.7+2,030
Group households9553.02.47582.82.5+197
Total households without children18,23356.554.613,79550.848.6+4,438
Total households32,264100.0100.027,135100.0100.0+5,128
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in the Central North District in 2021 compared to the City of Onkaparinga shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a smaller proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a smaller proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a larger 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 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 4,438.

The largest changes in households without children in the Central North District, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+2,030 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+1,458 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+1,317 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (-684 persons)

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