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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn South East Queensland, older couples without children account for 10% 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 South East Queensland, 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, South East Queensland'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 | |||||||
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| South East Queensland - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Households without children | Number | % | City of Brisbane % | Number | % | City of Brisbane % | 2011 to 2021 |
| Couples without children | 376,406 | 26.2 | 24.9 | 302,855 | 26.3 | 24.7 | +73,551 |
| Young couples without children | 113,292 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 91,270 | 7.9 | 10.4 | +22,022 |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 118,323 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 112,505 | 9.8 | 7.5 | +5,818 |
| Older couples without children | 144,791 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 99,080 | 8.6 | 6.8 | +45,711 |
| Lone person households | 325,046 | 22.7 | 24.7 | 245,550 | 21.3 | 23.0 | +79,496 |
| Young lone persons | 88,303 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 68,307 | 5.9 | 7.8 | +19,996 |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 102,777 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 83,772 | 7.3 | 7.4 | +19,005 |
| Older lone persons | 133,966 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 93,471 | 8.1 | 7.8 | +40,495 |
| Group households | 62,790 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 56,011 | 4.9 | 6.9 | +6,779 |
| Total households without children | 764,242 | 53.3 | 55.5 | 604,416 | 52.5 | 54.6 | +159,826 |
| Total households | 1,434,352 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,150,907 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +283,445 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the households without children in South East Queensland in 2021 compared to the City of Brisbane 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 smaller proportion of young lone person households, a similar proportion of middle-aged lone person households, and a larger proportion of older lone person households.
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of households without children increased by 159,826.
The largest changes in households without children in South East Queensland, between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Older couples without children (+45,711 persons)
- Older lone persons (+40,495 persons)
- Young couples without children (+22,022 persons)
- Young lone persons (+19,996 persons)
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