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Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson

Households without children

In Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson, older couples without children account for 15% 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 Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson, 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, Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson'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
Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson - Households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households without childrenNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %1991 to 2021
Couples without children87026.831.354627.930.2+323
Young couples without children1043.23.8884.54.3+16
Middle-aged couples without children2688.310.620110.311.9+67
Older couples without children49815.416.925713.114.0+241
Lone person households1,20337.129.557129.225.4+632
Young lone persons1354.23.91065.46.2+29
Middle-aged lone persons36411.29.91276.56.6+236
Older lone persons70421.715.733617.212.6+367
Group households852.62.3442.32.6+40
Total households without children2,15866.563.11,16259.358.2+996
Total households3,244100.0100.01,959100.0100.0+1,285
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 Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a smaller 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 similar 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 1991 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 996.

The largest changes in households without children in Wonthaggi - Cape Paterson, between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Older lone persons (+367 persons)
  • Older couples without children (+241 persons)
  • Middle-aged lone persons (+236 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (+67 persons)

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