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City of West Torrens

Households without children

In the City of West Torrens, older couples without children account for 9% 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 the City of West Torrens, 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, the City of West Torrens'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
City of West Torrens - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households without childrenNumber%Kurralta Park - Glandore %Number%Kurralta Park - Glandore %2016 to 2021
Couples without children6,29924.423.85,65523.221.0+644
Young couples without children2,70510.514.62,2309.211.4+475
Middle-aged couples without children1,3775.34.31,2745.24.4+103
Older couples without children2,2178.64.92,1518.85.1+66
Lone person households7,81930.331.67,36030.230.3+459
Young lone persons2,0888.112.52,0458.412.1+43
Middle-aged lone persons2,4439.58.42,3419.68.6+102
Older lone persons3,28812.710.72,97412.29.7+314
Group households1,6176.38.91,5266.39.1+91
Total households without children15,73560.964.314,54159.760.4+1,194
Total households25,837100.0100.024,337100.0100.0+1,500
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 the City of West Torrens in 2021 compared to Kurralta Park - Glandore shows that there was a smaller proportion of young couples without children, a larger 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 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 1,194.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of West Torrens, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+475 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+314 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+103 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+102 persons)

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