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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)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Shoalhaven City %Number%Shoalhaven City %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,05836.431.786835.431.2+190
Young couples without children1174.04.0933.83.4+24
Middle-aged couples without children32111.110.128411.610.9+37
Older couples without children62021.417.649120.016.9+129
Lone person households79527.426.567327.426.7+122
Young lone persons1013.53.4893.63.5+12
Middle-aged lone persons2167.48.32088.59.1+8
Older lone persons47816.514.837615.314.1+102
Group households612.12.5532.22.4+8
Total households without children1,91465.960.81,59465.060.3+320
Total households2,903100.0100.02,453100.0100.0+450
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 Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Shoalhaven City shows that there was a similar proportion of young couples without children, a larger proportion of middle-aged couples without children, and a larger proportion of older couples without children.

In addition, there were a similar proportion of young lone person households, a smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 320.

The largest changes in households without children in Vincentia - Erowal Bay and Surrounds, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+129 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+102 persons)

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