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Goodwood Ward

Households without children

In Goodwood Ward, older couples without children account for 8% 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 Goodwood Ward, 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, Goodwood Ward'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
Goodwood Ward - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %1991 to 2021
Couples without children72426.226.551620.420.8+208
Young couples without children31211.37.829311.69.4+18
Middle-aged couples without children1886.86.2883.54.4+100
Older couples without children2248.112.51345.37.0+90
Lone person households81729.529.480031.631.6+17
Young lone persons2719.87.840215.913.2-132
Middle-aged lone persons2599.48.11797.16.1+79
Older lone persons28710.413.52188.612.2+69
Group households1635.94.331912.69.1-156
Total households without children1,70461.660.21,63664.761.5+68
Total households2,765100.0100.02,529100.0100.0+236
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 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 Goodwood Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Unley shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a larger 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 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 68.

The largest changes in households without children in Goodwood Ward, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Group households (-156 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-132 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+100 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+90 persons)

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