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North Coast - Kingscliff

Households without children

In North Coast - Kingscliff, 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 North Coast - Kingscliff, 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, North Coast - Kingscliff'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
North Coast - Kingscliff - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Cabarita area %Number%Cabarita area %2016 to 2021
Couples without children1,30527.925.41,14526.323.0+160
Young couples without children1483.25.01423.34.1+6
Middle-aged couples without children4619.910.54079.411.8+54
Older couples without children69614.99.959613.77.1+100
Lone person households1,33928.622.91,22528.223.1+114
Young lone persons1132.44.21172.73.1-4
Middle-aged lone persons4239.09.54229.711.2+1
Older lone persons80317.29.368615.88.8+117
Group households1533.33.01363.13.6+17
Total households without children2,79759.851.42,50657.649.7+291
Total households4,679100.0100.04,348100.0100.0+331
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 North Coast - Kingscliff in 2021 compared to Cabarita area 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 smaller proportion of young lone person households, a similar 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 291.

The largest changes in households without children in North Coast - Kingscliff, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+117 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+100 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+54 persons)

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