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City of West Torrens

Households without children

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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.

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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
City of West Torrens - Households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households without childrenNumber%Marleston - Ashford - Keswick %Number%Marleston - Ashford - Keswick %2001 to 2021
Couples without children6,29924.423.55,47524.019.6+824
Young couples without children2,70510.514.01,6767.48.7+1,029
Middle-aged couples without children1,3775.33.11,4316.35.3-54
Older couples without children2,2178.66.42,36810.45.5-151
Lone person households7,81930.333.98,07535.442.8-256
Young lone persons2,0888.111.53,19314.022.4-1,105
Middle-aged lone persons2,4439.510.91,9578.610.6+486
Older lone persons3,28812.711.52,92512.89.8+363
Group households1,6176.38.21,2485.57.7+369
Total households without children15,73560.965.514,79865.070.0+937
Total households25,837100.0100.022,783100.0100.0+3,054
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 the City of West Torrens in 2021 compared to Marleston - Ashford - Keswick 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 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 937.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of West Torrens, between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Young lone persons (-1,105 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+1,029 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+486 persons)
  • Group households (+369 persons)

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