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Tweed Shire

Households without children

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In Tweed Shire, older couples without children account for 15% 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 Tweed 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, Tweed Shire'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)?'

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Households without children by life stage
Tweed Shire - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%South West Tweed - Uki %Number%South West Tweed - Uki %2001 to 2021
Couples without children11,19127.524.49,01929.823.6+2,172
Young couples without children1,5473.82.21,1463.85.2+401
Middle-aged couples without children3,5988.811.83,42111.313.4+177
Older couples without children6,04614.910.44,45214.75.0+1,594
Lone person households10,81226.622.77,76525.619.6+3,047
Young lone persons1,1202.82.11,5505.15.9-430
Middle-aged lone persons3,3328.210.32,3497.89.7+983
Older lone persons6,36015.610.33,86612.83.9+2,494
Group households1,3553.34.09013.02.3+454
Total households without children23,35857.451.117,68558.445.5+5,673
Total households40,685100.0100.030,283100.0100.0+10,402
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Tweed Shire in 2021 compared to South West Tweed - Uki shows that there was a larger 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 larger 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 2001 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 5,673.

The largest changes in households without children in Tweed Shire, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+2,494 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+1,594 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+983 persons)
  • Group households (+454 persons)

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