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Munno Para West - Downs

Households without children

In Munno Para West - Downs, older couples without children account for 4% 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 Munno Para West - 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, Munno Para West - 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
Munno Para West - Downs - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %1991 to 2021
Couples without children56020.620.43827.023.4+522
Young couples without children32111.86.01410.17.2+307
Middle-aged couples without children1425.26.91812.89.8+124
Older couples without children973.67.454.16.4+91
Lone person households49418.224.7139.515.6+481
Young lone persons2679.86.922.05.4+264
Middle-aged lone persons1555.79.043.44.5+150
Older lone persons722.78.754.15.6+66
Group households923.43.20--2.4+92
Total households without children1,14642.248.25136.541.4+1,095
Total households2,717100.0100.0140100.0100.0+2,576
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Munno Para West - Downs in 2021 compared to the City of Playford shows that there was a larger 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 smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 1,095.

The largest changes in households without children in Munno Para West - Downs, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+307 persons)
  • Young lone persons (+264 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+150 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+124 persons)

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