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South Gippsland ShireCommunity profile

South Gippsland Shire

Households without children

In South Gippsland Shire, older couples without children account for 17% 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 South Gippsland Shire, 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, South Gippsland Shire'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
South Gippsland Shire - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Nyora - Poowong and District %Number%Nyora - Poowong and District %2016 to 2021
Couples without children4,02231.033.33,53430.232.5+488
Young couples without children4243.34.74193.64.3+5
Middle-aged couples without children1,43911.115.11,39611.916.4+43
Older couples without children2,15916.713.51,71914.711.9+440
Lone person households3,58027.617.93,14626.819.9+434
Young lone persons4793.73.34613.92.6+18
Middle-aged lone persons1,2149.46.91,17610.08.4+38
Older lone persons1,88714.67.71,50912.98.9+378
Group households2401.92.42221.91.0+18
Total households without children7,84260.553.66,90258.953.3+940
Total households12,966100.0100.011,718100.0100.0+1,248
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 South Gippsland Shire in 2021 compared to Nyora - Poowong and District shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a smaller 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 larger 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 940.

The largest changes in households without children in South Gippsland Shire, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+440 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+378 persons)

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