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Christie Downs

Households without children

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In Christie Downs, older couples without children account for 10% 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 Christie Downs, 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, Christie Downs'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
Christie Downs - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Onkaparinga %Number%City of Onkaparinga %2016 to 2021
Couples without children42018.127.042918.626.5-9
Young couples without children974.26.0944.15.7+3
Middle-aged couples without children1024.48.31285.59.3-26
Older couples without children2219.512.72079.011.6+14
Lone person households81635.125.176333.023.8+53
Young lone persons1546.65.11827.95.4-28
Middle-aged lone persons30713.28.527311.88.7+34
Older lone persons35515.311.630813.39.7+47
Group households873.72.4843.62.5+3
Total households without children1,32356.954.61,27655.252.8+47
Total households2,325100.0100.02,310100.0100.0+15
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 Christie Downs in 2021 compared to the City of Onkaparinga shows that there was a smaller 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 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 47.

There were no major differences in Christie Downs between 2016 and 2021.

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