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Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds

Households without children

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In Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds, older couples without children account for 21% 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 Vincentia - Erowal Bay 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, Vincentia - Erowal Bay 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
Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Burrill Lake and Surrounds %Number%Burrill Lake and Surrounds %1991 to 2021
Couples without children1,05836.433.055139.936.9+507
Young couples without children1174.04.5685.05.7+49
Middle-aged couples without children32111.111.122015.914.7+101
Older couples without children62021.417.426219.016.5+357
Lone person households79527.424.526219.020.4+532
Young lone persons1013.52.9493.65.3+51
Middle-aged lone persons2167.47.7815.95.0+135
Older lone persons47816.513.81329.510.1+346
Group households612.12.3332.41.3+28
Total households without children1,91465.959.884761.358.7+1,067
Total households2,903100.0100.01,382100.0100.0+1,521
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 Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Burrill Lake and Surrounds shows that there was a similar 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 larger proportion of young lone person households, a similar 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 1,067.

The largest changes in households without children in Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+357 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+346 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+135 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+101 persons)

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