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Ward 3

Households without children

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In Ward 3, older couples without children account for 12% 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 Ward 3, 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, Ward 3'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
Ward 3 - Households (Enumerated)20211996Change
Households without childrenNumber%Unanderra - Kembla Grange %Number%Unanderra - Kembla Grange %1996 to 2021
Couples without children6,58624.723.45,00724.123.9+1,579
Young couples without children1,5115.78.11,1395.54.8+372
Middle-aged couples without children1,9887.45.02,0649.98.3-76
Older couples without children3,08711.610.31,8038.710.8+1,283
Lone person households6,41824.026.83,96119.120.8+2,456
Young lone persons1,0423.94.31,1465.55.1-105
Middle-aged lone persons2,1107.99.61,1645.64.6+945
Older lone persons3,26612.212.91,6497.911.1+1,616
Group households6152.32.63841.81.9+231
Total households without children13,61951.052.79,35345.046.7+4,266
Total households26,713100.0100.020,772100.0100.0+5,940
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Ward 3 in 2021 compared to Unanderra - Kembla Grange 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 similar proportion of young lone person households, a smaller proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a smaller proportion of older lone person households.

Emerging groups

Between 1996 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 4,266.

The largest changes in households without children in Ward 3, between 1996 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+1,616 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+1,283 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+945 persons)
  • Young couples without children (+372 persons)

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