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Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds

Households without children

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In Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds, older couples without children account for 22% 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 Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds, 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, Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds's Household data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Households without children by life stage
Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Burrill Lake and Surrounds %Number%Burrill Lake and Surrounds %1991 to 2021
Couples without children78834.833.052540.136.9+263
Young couples without children462.04.5383.05.7+7
Middle-aged couples without children24810.911.123117.614.7+17
Older couples without children49421.817.425519.516.5+239
Lone person households75333.224.527120.720.4+481
Young lone persons421.92.9443.45.3-3
Middle-aged lone persons2049.07.7705.35.0+134
Older lone persons50722.413.815612.010.1+350
Group households522.32.3322.41.3+20
Total households without children1,59370.359.882863.358.7+764
Total households2,265100.0100.01,309100.0100.0+955
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Burrill Lake and Surrounds shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a similar proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a smaller 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 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 765.

The largest changes in households without children in Sussex Inlet - Cudmirrah and Surrounds, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+350 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+239 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+134 persons)

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