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Wattle Range Council area

Households without children

In Wattle Range Council area, older couples without children account for 15% 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 Wattle Range Council area, 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, Wattle Range Council area'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
Wattle Range Council area - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%District Council of Robe %Number%District Council of Robe %1996 to 2021
Couples without children1,55931.036.21,27027.632.9+289
Young couples without children1753.53.93006.56.2-125
Middle-aged couples without children61212.214.952411.414.8+88
Older couples without children77215.317.54469.711.9+326
Lone person households1,50930.026.91,04322.724.1+466
Young lone persons2424.84.03888.48.3-146
Middle-aged lone persons56111.18.72425.34.6+319
Older lone persons70614.014.24139.011.2+293
Group households761.51.9821.81.7-6
Total households without children3,14462.565.02,39552.158.8+749
Total households5,034100.0100.04,595100.0100.0+439
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Wattle Range Council area in 2021 compared to the District Council of Robe 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 similar proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 749.

The largest changes in households without children in Wattle Range Council area, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+326 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+319 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+293 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-146 persons)

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