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Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area

Households without children

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In Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area, older couples without children account for 12% 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 - Bomaderry Structure Plan area, 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 - Bomaderry Structure Plan area'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 - Bomaderry Structure Plan area - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Milton %Number%Milton %2016 to 2021
Couples without children3,81825.735.93,35425.432.2+463
Young couples without children8095.43.56094.62.3+200
Middle-aged couples without children1,1818.011.11,1448.711.8+37
Older couples without children1,82812.321.31,60112.118.1+227
Lone person households3,91926.423.43,51726.726.2+402
Young lone persons7294.92.66474.92.4+81
Middle-aged lone persons1,3078.86.01,2849.79.1+23
Older lone persons1,88312.714.81,58512.014.7+298
Group households4583.11.73392.62.4+118
Total households without children8,19555.261.07,21254.760.8+983
Total households14,848100.0100.013,195100.0100.0+1,653
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 Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area in 2021 compared to Milton 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 smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 983.

The largest changes in households without children in Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+298 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+227 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+200 persons)
  • Group households (+118 persons)

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