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Nowra

Households without children

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In Nowra, older couples without children account for 11% 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 Nowra, 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, Nowra'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
Nowra - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Rural Balance %Number%Rural Balance %1991 to 2021
Couples without children91721.538.083424.325.5+83
Young couples without children2145.02.52266.66.2-12
Middle-aged couples without children2455.817.02928.512.4-48
Older couples without children45810.818.53159.26.9+143
Lone person households1,36732.118.375221.917.0+615
Young lone persons2245.31.82025.95.7+21
Middle-aged lone persons50912.07.02046.06.4+305
Older lone persons63414.99.434510.14.9+289
Group households1513.51.51273.71.9+23
Total households without children2,43557.257.71,71350.044.5+721
Total households4,257100.0100.03,427100.0100.0+829
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 Nowra in 2021 compared to Rural Balance 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 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 722.

The largest changes in households without children in Nowra, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Middle-aged lone persons (+305 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+289 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+143 persons)

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