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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)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2006 to 2021
Couples without children6,29924.425.35,57724.025.2+722
Young couples without children2,70510.57.11,8097.86.6+896
Middle-aged couples without children1,3775.37.11,4376.29.4-60
Older couples without children2,2178.611.12,33110.09.1-114
Lone person households7,81930.326.87,86433.826.7-45
Young lone persons2,0888.16.42,70011.68.2-612
Middle-aged lone persons2,4439.58.62,2499.78.4+194
Older lone persons3,28812.711.82,91512.510.1+373
Group households1,6176.33.61,3705.93.4+247
Total households without children15,73560.955.714,81163.655.3+924
Total households25,837100.0100.023,272100.0100.0+2,565
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Greater Adelaide 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 larger proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 924.

The largest changes in households without children in the City of West Torrens, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Young couples without children (+896 persons)
  • Young lone persons (-612 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+373 persons)
  • Group households (+247 persons)

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