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Keswick Ward

Households without children

In Keswick Ward, older couples without children account for 5% 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 Keswick 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, Keswick 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
Keswick Ward - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%South Australia %Number%South Australia %1991 to 2021
Couples without children99623.026.471522.424.9+281
Young couples without children58413.56.42758.67.5+309
Middle-aged couples without children1764.17.91595.09.0+16
Older couples without children2365.512.12808.88.5-45
Lone person households1,36931.727.31,13335.521.4+236
Young lone persons49011.36.152216.47.4-32
Middle-aged lone persons4099.58.92106.65.0+199
Older lone persons47010.912.340112.69.0+69
Group households3688.53.32818.83.7+86
Total households without children2,73363.256.92,13066.750.0+603
Total households4,324100.0100.03,193100.0100.0+1,131
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 Keswick Ward in 2021 compared to South Australia shows that there was a larger proportion of young couples without children, a smaller 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 603.

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

  • Young couples without children (+309 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+199 persons)
  • Group households (+86 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+69 persons)

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