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Old Reynella

Households without children

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In Old Reynella, 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 Old Reynella, 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, Old Reynella'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
Old Reynella - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2006 to 2021
Couples without children36425.527.033427.426.6+30
Young couples without children866.06.0917.56.1-5
Middle-aged couples without children1037.28.31209.811.8-17
Older couples without children17512.312.712310.18.7+52
Lone person households40828.625.126121.422.1+147
Young lone persons715.05.1907.46.8-19
Middle-aged lone persons1268.88.5846.98.0+42
Older lone persons21114.811.6877.17.4+124
Group households302.12.4151.22.3+15
Total households without children80256.254.661050.051.1+192
Total households1,428100.0100.01,221100.0100.0+207
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Old Reynella 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 similar proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar 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 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 192.

The largest changes in households without children in Old Reynella, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+124 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+52 persons)

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