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Wayville

Households without children

In Wayville, older couples without children account for 7% 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 Wayville, 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, Wayville'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
Wayville - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%City of Unley %Number%City of Unley %2016 to 2021
Couples without children21227.126.516924.124.4+43
Young couples without children10413.37.810515.07.9-1
Middle-aged couples without children577.36.2294.16.6+28
Older couples without children516.512.5355.010.0+16
Lone person households21126.929.417825.429.0+33
Young lone persons9512.17.87911.38.0+16
Middle-aged lone persons607.78.1608.68.70
Older lone persons567.213.5395.612.3+17
Group households557.04.38011.45.3-25
Total households without children47861.060.242761.058.8+51
Total households783100.0100.0700100.0100.0+83
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 Wayville 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 similar 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 51.

There were no major differences in Wayville between 2016 and 2021.

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