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MacDonnell Regional Council LGA

Households without children

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In MacDonnell Regional Council LGA, older couples without children account for 1% 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 MacDonnell Regional Council LGA, 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, MacDonnell Regional Council LGA'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
MacDonnell Regional Council LGA - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%RDA Northern Territory %Number%RDA Northern Territory %2016 to 2021
Couples without children18110.320.221413.421.2-33
Young couples without children613.58.5794.99.0-18
Middle-aged couples without children945.47.41127.08.5-18
Older couples without children261.54.3231.43.7+3
Lone person households26915.319.719812.418.0+71
Young lone persons955.47.1744.66.3+21
Middle-aged lone persons1267.27.4955.97.6+31
Older lone persons482.75.2291.84.1+19
Group households160.94.2171.14.3-1
Total households without children46626.644.242926.843.5+37
Total households1,755100.0100.01,600100.0100.0+155
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 MacDonnell Regional Council LGA in 2021 compared to the RDA Northern Territory 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 smaller proportion of young lone person households, a similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 37.

There were no major differences in MacDonnell Regional Council LGA between 2016 and 2021.

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