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Clarence Valley Council area

Households without children

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In Clarence Valley Council area, older couples without children account for 16% 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 Clarence Valley Council area, 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, Clarence Valley Council area'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
Clarence Valley Council area - Households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households without childrenNumber%Palmers Island - Angourie and District %Number%Palmers Island - Angourie and District %2006 to 2021
Couples without children6,94830.434.85,92830.528.1+1,020
Young couples without children7083.12.76343.33.9+74
Middle-aged couples without children2,48510.913.92,83114.615.3-346
Older couples without children3,75516.418.22,46312.78.9+1,292
Lone person households6,04726.519.14,89825.221.2+1,149
Young lone persons7253.22.18454.43.3-120
Middle-aged lone persons1,9698.67.01,8449.59.3+125
Older lone persons3,35314.79.92,20911.48.5+1,144
Group households6933.02.44612.42.6+232
Total households without children13,68859.956.311,28758.251.9+2,401
Total households22,855100.0100.019,408100.0100.0+3,447
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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, 2006 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the households without children in Clarence Valley Council area in 2021 compared to Palmers Island - Angourie and District shows that there was a similar 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 2,401.

The largest changes in households without children in Clarence Valley Council area, between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Older couples without children (+1,292 persons)
  • Older lone persons (+1,144 persons)
  • Middle-aged couples without children (-346 persons)
  • Group households (+232 persons)

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